Funds
Argos aims at October final close for new €550m fund
Argos has started fundraising for Euroknights VII with a larger target than its previous effort
Capricorn Venture launches €150m 2nd cleantech fund
The Netherlands-based VC expects to hold a first close by the end of 2016
Arx Equity holds €54m first close for Arx CEE IV
CEE-focused private equity firm raises €54m at first close for Arx CEE IV
Idinvest targets private investors with new fund-of-funds
New fund will be used for joint investments alongside Idinvest Secondary Fund III
Allianz, BPI France launch Idinvest-managed fund-of-funds
Fund is part of BPI France's France Investissement Assureurs plan
HQ Capital closes seventh Auda fund on $375m
Seventh vehicle from the Auda series closes above its $350m target
Bayside Capital holds first close on €260m for Idea CCR I
Restructuring and turnaround fund will focus on Italian mid-size companies
Mezzanine Management seeks €250m for fourth fund
Alternative lender seeking тЌ40m commitment from EBRD for CEE-focused fund
Realza holds €125m first close for second fund
Realza Capital Fund II launched in June 2015 and has a €200m target
Capital Dynamics raises $564m secondaries vehicle
Closing $200m above target, the fund is the largest-ever secondaries vehicle raised by the GP
Via Venture closes third fund on DKK 1bn
Latest buyout fund is identical in scale to its 2010-vintage predecessor
Verdane holds SEK 3bn final close for ninth fund
Nordic private equity firm closes fundraising after just four months on the road
Astorg closes Astorg VI fund on €2.1bn extended hard-cap
GP's fourth fund closes above original €1.5bn target and €2bn hard-cap
CVC closes latest debt fund on €650m
Vehicle will target European stressed and distressed corporate credit
Cinven's sixth buyout fund holds final close on €7bn
Vehicle will make тЌ150-600m investments across Europe, the US and Asia
Ardian closes Expansion Fund IV on €1bn
Fund is double the size of Ardian's previous effort, closed on €500m in 2014
Partech closes Partech Growth on €400m hard-cap
Fund was launched in early 2015 and had already hit its €375m target by October last year
Verdane Capital raising $200m ninth fund
Nordic-based direct secondaries, growth and buyout private equity firm begins fundraising
Pavilion acquires Altius
Predicted consolidation in funds-of-funds space comes to fruition with Pavilion's purchase of Altius
Thuja closes second fund on €34m
Thuja's second vehicle is almost double the size of its €19m predecessor fund
Hamilton Lane holds $210m final close for credit fund
Vehicle surpassed its $150m target and will offer short-term returns for LPs
Partners Group targets UK defined contribution market with new fund
Partners Group Generations Fund is structured as a non-UCITS retail scheme
YFM holds first close for new closed-ended fund
New vehicle will allow the firm to target investments that do not comply with the new VCT rules
Gilde closes fourth fund on €250m hard-cap
Gilde Healthcare focuses on medtech, digital health and therapeutics in Europe and the US