Funds
Parquest Capital closes second fund on €310m
Parquest Capital 2's target, originally set at €250m, was subsequently raised
Newfund holds €100m first close for second fund
Fund is a significant step-up from Newfund 1, which closed with €72m in commitments in 2009
Muzinich holds €180m first close for private debt fund
Fund will lend to lower-mid-market firms across a range of industries
Softbank holds close on $93bn for global fund
Softbank has set a target of $100bn for the fund and aims to hold a final close within six months
Mobeus holds £140m close for first institutional fund
Firm launched the vehicle in response to regulatory changes affecting VCT fund managers
Notion holds final close for third fund on $140m
UK-based VC has also held an $80m first close for its new follow-on funding vehicle
Vesalius Biocapital holds €65m first close for third fund
Vesalius Biocapital III will accept new investors on a "rolling closing" basis until final close
Oakley reaches €750m hard-cap
GP is understood to have asked investors for approval to raise the vehicle's hard-cap further
Chequers Capital closes Fund XVII on €1.1bn
French GP breaks the €1bn barrier for the first time with its latest vehicle, raised in a few months
Rabo launches food and agriculture venture fund
Rabo hopes to secure a number of co-investments for its targets in the US and Europe
ADM Capital holds $100m first close
Agriculture-focused vehicle will make buyout and growth capital investments in Europe and Australasia
China-backed Silk Ventures raises $500m for maiden fund
London-based venture investor will invest in US and European businesses looking to expand into China
Principia launches fashion- and design-focused VC fund
Launched with a €150m target, the fund expects to close its first transaction by Q3 2017
YFM holds £45m final close for maiden buyout fund
GP launched the fund shortly after regulatory changes to the types of deals permissible to VCTs
17Capital closes latest fund on €1.2bn
Fourth fund comfortably exceeds €800m target after less than a year on the road
EMK closes maiden fund on £575m hard-cap
Fund was launched eight months ago by Bregal co-founder Edmund Lazarus and ex-Oakley Capital partner Mark Joseph
Hivest Capital Partners closes maiden fund on €120m
Hivest Capital Partners was launched at the end of 2016 by two former HIG Capital executives
MCH hit €350m hard-cap for fourth fund
MCH Iberian Capital Fund IV held a first close on €200m in June 2016
Go Capital holds first close for €60m seed fund
Fund will invest in companies in pre-development stage across a broad range of sectors
Vendep Capital hits €40m close for second venture fund
GP aims to support pre-series-A fundraising for Finnish software developers
Elaia Partners holds €115m first close for latest fund
French VC has already made five investments via its latest vehicle, Elaia Delta Fund
Procuritas holds €318m final close for sixth fund
Vehicle is domiciled in Sweden and follows the same investment strategy as its predecessors
Bitkraft holds €18m first close for eSport venture fund
Fund is targeting a final close on €30m and has already invested in 10 eSport companies
Beechbrook backs Plan.com and Infomedia
Investor provided a unitranche loan to finance the buyout of a minority shareholder in Infomedia