Funds
EOS holds €55m first close for maiden fund
GP has recently closed its first transaction acquiring an 86.5% stake in packaging producer Poplast
KKR holds $687m first close for tech growth fund
Vehicle targets growth equity stakes in high-growth companies
BNP Paribas Capital Partners closes Fundexi IV on €333m
Fund will follow strategy established in 2005, similar to previous generations
Charterhouse X holds final close on €2.3bn
Fund's previous generation Charterhouse IX has reportedly returned in excess of 3x money with five exits
Argos Soditic to hold €300m first closing for Euroknights VII
Good progress made, with the Pan-European GP targeting a final close in spring 2017
Edmond de Rothschild PE closes Eres III fund on €300m hard-cap
Closing marks the largest fundraising completed to date by the Eres team
SL Capital holds $213m first close for third secondaries fund
UK GP targets $400m for its secondaries vehicle focused on small-cap and mid-market funds
Fund in Focus: Daphni holds €150m close for maiden fund
First close for the "VC as a platform" vehicle, targeting a final close by year end
EIF, EC launch new pan-European venture FoF programme
Programme aims to support a range of small businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe
HarbourVest closes secondaries fund on $4.77bn
Fund-of-funds manager Harborvest's secondaries vehicle has reached a final close above its $3.6bn target
SEP holds £260m final close
Tech-focused vehicle surpasses the total raised by its 2011-vintage predecessor by ТЃ60m
Keen holds first close for maiden fund on €90m
New pan-European venture firm was launched by former heads of BT, TomTom and Prime Ventures
Deutsche Asset closes €260m co-investment fund
Fund closing comes one year after Deutsche Bank split its asset and wealth management unit
Siparex launches €20m FCPI fund
Innovation 2017 is the fund's eighth generation
Italian pre-IPO fund eyes first close on €120m
Fund will acquire 30% stakes in 8-10 mid-sized companies targeting launches on the AIM segment of the Italian stock exchange
Maj Invest holds €215m first close on fifth fund
Danish GP has raised 80% of target for fifth vehicle targeting Danish SMEs
Capzanine closes Capzanine 4 on €350m hard-cap
Fund's predecessor, Capzanine 3, also closed on its €350m hard-cap in 2013
K Fund launches €50m maiden vehicle
Maiden vehicle will invest in Spanish early-stage technology companies
Ysios holds €126.4m final close for second vehicle
Launched with a €100m target, the fund hit its final close after 19 months on the road
Sofinnova closes biotech fund on $650m hard-cap
Fund's different generations have received a combined $2bn of committments in total
Carlyle holds final close on $3.6bn for long-term fund
Fund has already deployed $1.1bn in four businesses, aiming for longer holding periods
Italy's restructuring deals turning debt market around
The country is still suffering from a legacy of sub-performing loans, though new regulation should allow credit funds to emerge
Turenne Capital holds first close on €60m for Emergence ETI
New vehicle targets French SMEs with a turnover within the €20-100m range
Polaris holds final close on DKK 3.3bn for fourth fund
Polaris has held a final close for its fourth fund after almost two years on the road