Funds
Forward Partners closes second fund on £60m with single LP
Tech-focused vehicle will look to make more than 30 investments across a four-year period
Golding holds €331m first close for private debt fund
Fund has raised more than half of its €600m target after five months of fundraising
AlpInvest raises $6.5bn for secondaries programme
Programme’s previous generation, ASP V, had received $4.2bn in commitments in 2013
Amundi, Atomic Energy Commission launch Supernova Invest
New firm is co-owned by CEA Investissement and Amundi Private Equity, with 40% each
Sentica raises €185m for fifth buyout fund
Finland-based buyout house has hit the тЌ185m hard-cap for its lower-mid-market vehicle
Progressio launches new fund with €225m target
GP expects to hold a first close on €120m by July 2017 and a final close by the end of the year
Credit funds eye opportunity in ECB limits on bank leverage
Draft guidelines from the European Central Bank propose a suggested ceiling of 6x EBITDA for leveraged buyouts
Octopus raises extra £50m for AI-focused businesses
Fresh capital will be aimed at firms that use artificial intelligence technology
Marlin Equity V hits $2.5bn hard-cap
Global GP exceeds its $2bn target for the mid-market fund within five months
Impact Partenaires launches €50m Impact Création fund
Fund should support the launch of 250-300 franchised businesses over the next five years
Apax France closes ninth fund on €1bn hard-cap
French investor's latest vehicle comfortably exceeds the €700m raised for Apax France VIII in 2011
Mediterrania launches €250m third North Africa fund
Beside the GP's traditional focus on North Africa, the fund also targets sub-Saharan companies
Digital+ Partners holds €131.5m first close
GP was founded in 2015 with the goal of providing growth capital to German technology companies
Vaaka Partners' third fund hits €225m hard-cap in three months
Final close brings the total amount raised by the Finnish firm since 2007 to тЌ450m
Bridgepoint looking to raise further capital for Special Opportunities strategy
The capital pool would be deployed in France-based SMEs in challenging financial situations
UnternehmerTUM Venture holds €34m close for second fund
Fund has a target of €70m and held a first close on €34m in January
Alcentra, Hayfin close two multi-billion direct lending funds
Two credit specialists both close a second mid-market debt fund
France-based Sofinnova holds €106m close for biotech fund
Sofinnova Industrial Biotech I is dedicated to VC investments in renewable chemistry
Aliter Capital closes maiden fund on £92m
Newcomer will focus on the UK support services sector and has already struck a deal
EQT scores fastest fundraise to date with €4bn infra vehicle
EQT Infrastructure III reached its hard-cap in less than six months
Black Toro holds €235m final close for second fund
Total commitments for the fund fell some way short of the vehicle's €350m target and €400m hard-cap
BioMedPartners hits CHF 75m first close for third fund
Healthcare-focused GP expects to reach a final close by early 2018
Riverside holds close on €175m for Riverside Europe V
Europe-focused generalist vehicle has been on the road for just over a year, having launched in late 2015
Project A closes second fund on €140m
Figure raised by the VC for its second vehicle is 75% higher than the total raised for its maiden fund