Funds
Maven appointed to manage £20m Finance Durham fund
GP was recently appointed by the British Business Bank to manage a Northern Powerhouse equity fund
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 €450m
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
Dyal Capital Partners III closes on $5.3bn
Division of Neuberger Berman's fund increases target and is oversubscribed at final close
Partners Group holds €1.5bn first close for direct investment fund
Buyout firm acquired French pharmaceutical group Cerba HealthCare for €1.8bn from PAI Partners earlier this year
Atomico closes $765m fourth fund
Skype-founder Niklas Zennström's venture firm will invest in European tech firms from series-A rounds and onwards
Summa Equity raises SEK 4.5bn debut fund
Nordic newcomer completed two buyouts in April 2016, which will be assumed into the new fund
HgCapital raises £3.1bn in double fund close
GP successfully closes HgCapital 8 and Mercury 2 on £2.5bn and £575m respectively
Alantra closes Alantra PEF III on €450m hard-cap
GP's previous vehicle, Alantra PEF III, has reportedly reaped returns equating to 2x money
Cubera holds €405m final close on eighth secondary fund
Vehicle will invest in the Nordic secondary market and has a total investment capability of more than €500m
Vector Capital raises $1.4bn for fifth fund
Firm will look to make investments in North America, Europe and Israel
AGIC Capital hits final close on $1bn for debut fund
Maiden Sino-European buyout fund started fundraising in March 2015