Funds
Siparex-managed Franco-Tunisian fund holds €20m first close
The BPI France- and CDC Tunisie-backed vehicle will invest €1-2m in SMEs from both countries
HarbourVest snaps up Bank of America’s fund-of-funds manager
Purchase follows exclusive negotiations to acquire emerging markets specialist, unquote" understands
21 Investimenti III holds final close on €343m
Fund will pursue same strategy as previous vehicles targeting Italian SMEs
Index holds $550m final close, promotes Shah to partner
VC wraps up fundraising for eighth venture fund after just two months on the road
Golding Private Debt VIII holds €413m final close
German investor Golding Capital Partners exceeds €300m target for eight fund
BlackFin closes second fund on €400m hard-cap
Vehicle is 25% invested after financing three buyouts to date, unquote" has learned
WHEB closes €140m fund and rebrands as Alpina
Alpina Partners will continue to manage WHEB Partners' private equity funds
Medicxi closes €210m maiden venture fund
Medicxi span out of Index Ventures' life sciences investment team
Creandum IV closes on €180m
Creandum has closed its fourth vehicle on €180m after five months of fundraising
JZ Capital holds €400m final close for third fund
Final close comes five months after first close for GP’s Europe-focused fund
Abingworth closes maiden co-development fund on $105m
VC's 11th vehicle will be used for five to six co-development deals over the next three years
Kreos closes fifth debt fund on €400m hard-cap
The Kreos Capital V growth debt fund was substantially oversubscribed, according to the GP
Quadrivio holds €100m first close for new vehicle
Quadrivio ultimately aims to raise €250m, will offer co-investments to its LPs
Rocket Internet launches growth fund
Investors and Rocket Internet itself have provided $420m for the vehicle
Catapult holds first close for GM&C Life Sciences Fund
VC firm Catapult manages funds on behalf of public and private investors
Debt fund Muzinich & Co holds first close
The vehicle, which began pre-marketing in summer 2015, is targeting a final close on £350m
Foresight reaches £38m first close for regional fund
Alongside the newly launched fund, Foresight is opening a new regional office in Manchester
Albion to manage new £50m UCL fund
LPs Imperial Innnovations and European Investment Fund provided vast majority of funding
Synova hits £250m hard-cap for third fund
Synova's third fund comes less than three years after it closed its second vehicle on £110m
Mandarin closes second fund on €200m
Figure falls far below €500m target vehicle launched with in March 2013
Galdana Ventures holds first close for VC fund-of-funds
Barcelona-based VC now targeting €150m final close for its maiden VC FoF
Ardian raises €2.65bn for latest infrastructure fund
Commitments are up by 50% compared to Ardian's previous infrastructure fund, raised in 2013
Priveq V holds first and final close on SEK 2.3bn hard-cap
SEC filings revealed the closing of the GP's fifth fund in late December
Stirling Square hits €600m final close
Stirling Square's newly raised €600m third fund was launched in 2014 with a €500m target