Funds
Eurazeo closes PME III fund on €658m
Listed GP held a first close on €586m for its latest mid-cap effort in late May
Akina to launch sixth fund-of-funds, targeting €550m
Akina Partners has registered its sixth fund-of-funds, Euro Choice VII
ICG holds final close for secondaries fund on $1.1bn
ICG launched the fund in September 2015 and held an interim close for the vehicle on $750m in January 2017
Partners Group raises €6bn for direct private equity
Partners Group Direct Equity 16 has closed on €3bn after holding a first close on €1.5bn in February 2017
NB Renaissance hits €300m final close for Annex fund
Fund will provide side-pocket capital for the GP's main fund, NB Renaissance Partners
PAI Partners mulls €4bn fund launch by year-end
GP plans a quick return to the fundraising trail, following a busy 24 months in the wake of its previous close
BlackFin holds €100m first close for BlackFin Tech Fund 1
BlackFin is targeting €150m for the fund's final close by the end of the year
Principia launches fifth VC fund, Utopia
GP is also currently on the market raising funds for its fashion- and design-dedicated fourth vehicle
Fondo Italiano hits €163m final close for VC fund-of-funds
Following the recent €3m commitment of Fondazione Cariparo, the fund hit a final close on €163m
BlueBay closes €3bn senior loan fund
Fund is BlueBay Asset Management's third generation of private debt vehicle
Phoenix closes 2016 fund on £415m
New vehicle follows from Phoenix Equity Partners 2010, which closed in June 2010 on £450m
Summit holds €700m final close for second growth equity fund
GP held an interim close for the vehicle, Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund II, on €600m in May 2017
QuattroR holds €711m first close for maiden vehicle
Italian turnaround newcomer QuattroR launched its first fund with a €1.5bn target
Mangrove holds first close on $170m for fifth VC fund
VC will target European technology companies in the early stages of development, with add-on capital available
Pentech closes Fund III on £88m
New vehicle is double the size of the venture firm's previous effort, closed in 2008
FrenchFood Capital holds €70m first close for maiden fund
FrenchFood Capital was launched in 2016 by three food sector professionals
HarbourVest closes co-investment fund on $1.75bn hard-cap
GP increases original hard-cap for fourth co-investment offering due to LP demand
Star Capital closes latest fund on €800m
Fund closed on its hard-cap and has already been put to work for two investments
Swiss commerce minister announces CHF 500m VC fund
Schneider-Amman states between CHF 200-300m has already been committed by Credit Suisse, Mobiliar and UBS
1717 Life Science Ventures announces €50m venture fund
1717 will now begin fundraising and expects to hold a final close within six to eight months
Partech holds final closing on €400m for seventh VC fund
GP's previous vehicle, Partech VI, closed with €130m in commitments in 2013
GCP closes fourth fund on £205m
New vehicle will make hybrid debt and equity investments of £5-30m across a variety of sectors
Main Capital raises €100m towards fifth fund
Vehicle has a target size of €200m and a €225m hard-cap, which the GP expects to hit before the end of the year
Felix closes second fund on $150m
Vehicle raises $30m more than its predecessor to target tech, tech-enabled and lifestyle companies