Funds
LSP closes $280m life sciences venture fund
Vehicle closes more than one year after holding its first close on €80m
Nordic Mezzanine to hold off on new fund, says CEO
Debt manager has not explored fundraising due to the "squeezed" nature of the Nordic mezzanine market
Abac holds €320m final close for maiden fund
Vehicle targets 8-10 investments in Spanish mid-cap companies
Inflexion collects £500m in double fundraise
Inflexion has closed its Enterprise Fund IV and its Supplemental Fund IV on £250m each
EQT holds €566m final close on first venture fund
Stage-agnostic European venture fund had been rumoured for a year prior to announcement
Vendis closes Vendis II fund on €180m hard-cap
Second buyout fund, launched in 2015, closes ahead of its €150m target
E.Ventures closes early-stage fund on $150m hard-cap
E.Ventures is also currently raising a US fund and has an active growth vehicle
August holds first close for fourth fund
August Equity has reached a first close for its newly launched fourth fund, unquote" has learned
Omnes launches Omnes Mezzanis n°3 Private Investors
New €30m-target fund is intended for joint investments alongside Omnes Mezzanis 3 FPCI fund
Quadrivio and Intesa Sanpaolo merge VC activities
New venture capital firm foresees the launch of a new vehicle with a €120m target
Frog holds first and final close for second fund on €90m
VC's latest vehicle has a pan-European technology-focused remit
Invitalia raises €5m from Fondazione di Sardegna
Venture capital vehicle Italia Ventures I is now eyeing a final close on €100m
CapMan Credit renames, holds €100m close for debt fund
CapMan Credit rebrands to Nest Capital and holds a first close for its unitranche and mezzanine fund
Panoramic closes second fund on £65m
Generalist vehicle will make buyout and growth capital investments in British SMEs
3i closes CLO fund on €413m
New vehicle will target senior secured loans for European PE-backed buyouts
UC Capital launches €150m Lions Growth Fund
Fund will be used for more than 10 investments across the EU and India over the next four years
Cherry Ventures holds final close for €150m second fund
Cherry Ventures II backs European early-stage rounds, focused on consumer and B2C
Danske PEP VI holds final close on €700m hard-cap
Year-long stretch of fundraising for final close was held up by LP commitments being mired in regulatory hurdles
Pamplona holds €1bn final close for TMT fund
US- and Europe-focused vehicle is the firm's first sector-dedicated fund
TPG holds final close on $10.5bn
Vehicle is the first buyout fund raised by the GP since the global financial crisis
Alcedo holds final close on €195m for fourth fund
International investors have doubled their commitments, making up 50% of LP capital
BlackRock holds final close for $630m fund
BlackRock's third co-investment fund closes on $630m, $170m less than its predecessor
Social IV reaches €19m first close
Dutch social impact fund attracted commitments from EIF, family offices and high-net-worths
CMP holds final close for €250m fund
Firm's latest vehicle is €75m larger than its predecessor, which closed in April 2011