Funds
Bank Saint Petersburg launches Russian growth fund
Fund is the Russian-headquartered bank's first private equity vehicle
Mentha Capital closes Fund V on €143m
Mentha Capital Fund IV (MCF IV) closed on €107m in 2015, ahead of its €100m target
Resource Partners holds €100m first close for second fund
New vehicle follows predecessor's strategy of investing in CEE consumer companies
Partech, Kurma to manage BPI-backed French university seed fund
Fund will aim to support 40-50 tech and life sciences early-stage startups over next three years
Pinova hits €180m final close for second vintage
Fund launched with the same €150m target as its predecessor, which closed on €117m in 2010
Tenzing Private Equity holds final close on £200m
GP has closed its maiden vehicle ТЃ50m above target after just three months on the road
Serena Capital holds first close on €80m for Data Ventures
Venture fund is first to focus exclusively on big data and artificial intelligence
Fund in Focus: Citizen closes second fund on €43m
Final close comes after two years on the road for the GP's second venture vehicle
Citizen closes Citizen Capital II on €43m
Citizen Capital CEO Laurence Méhaignerie co-founded the impact investment fund
Zurmont Madison leads fund restructuring, launches new vehicle
LPs have been offered the opportunity to cash out or roll over to the new vehicle, ZM Opportunity II
Idea Capital holds €218m final close for Taste of Italy fund
GP closes fundraising activity for its food-dedicated veicle after three years on the market
Access Capital awarded private equity mandate by ERAFP
Mandate will target mid-sized EU-based companies
Altitude appoints Syvret as partner ahead of fund launch
New recruit joins from Santander and will oversee the raising of the GP's ТЃ20m second fund
Sagard's third fund reaches €800m
Fund had been re-opened for subscriptions last year, after a first close on €500m in 2013
Omnes holds final close for Omnes Croissance 4 on €210m
GP's fourth mid-cap fund had already hit its €180m target in July last year
Palatine collects £50m for impact investment fund
Social impact vehicle reached a final close at the end of 2016 and is aiming for a final close in H1
Deutsche Private Equity closes third fund on €575m
Third fund is raised four years after its predecessor, significantly exceeding fund II's €350m
Céréa holds final close on €225m for Céréa Capital II
Fund's final close comes alongside that of Céréa Mezzanine III on €200m
Eurazeo holds €500m final close for Eurazeo Capital II
Vehicle targets growth capital injections across GP’s portfolio companies
Neuberger Berman closes secondaries fund on $2.5bn
Global vehicle surpasses the total raised by its 2013-vintage predecessor by 25%
EIF launches funds-of funds for Greece and Italy
Two vehicles aim to boost venture capital activity across the two southern European countries
Apax closes Fund IX on $9bn
Private equity giant closes its ninth vehicle on its hard-cap after less than a year on the road
Access Capital holds €343m first close for Fund VII
Fund's predecessor closed on €644m in May 2015, exceeding its €500m target
FSN Capital closes fifth fund on €1bn hard-cap
Surpassing its target of тЌ624m, the Nordic vehicle is тЌ376m larger than its predecessor