Funds
Coller collects $7.15bn for seventh fund
CIP VII was oversubscribed and raised in around six months
New Akina co-investment fund reaches €50m first close
Akina usually invests €2-15m in companies valued between €25-500m
Ex-Earlybird partner O’Leary launches new VC
The new venture firm, BlueYard Capital, will invest in European early-stage startups
Beechbrook holds £100m first close for SME credit fund
Close comes six months after vehicle launched with £100-200m target
Graphite to sell listed funds-of-funds manager to ICG for £20m
Move comes as part of GP's plan to focus on direct mid-market buyout business
Black Toro II holds €136m first close
Milestone reached after €50m commitment from University of Michigan
Latour closes second fund on €300m hard-cap
Oversuscribed vehicle will seek assets in €50-200m range
360 closes seed fund on €35m
Technology-focused vehicle to back 5-10 startups per year
Talde holds €67m first close for new fund
VC targeting €100m final close in June 2016, unquote" understands
Idinvest secures $17m commitment from Cisco
Post-close commitment pushes Idinvest Digital Fund II's AUM to €155m
Speedinvest closes $100m second fund
Austrian VC originally targeted $50m for its early-stage vehicle
Blackstone raises $18bn for latest flagship fund
GP and its employees contribute $500m to the vehicle, pushing it beyond its hard-cap
Paua Ventures holds first close on $45m
Vehicle is targeting a final close on $65m in Q2 next year
Sofinnova closes eighth fund on €300m
Biotech-focused vehicle will write €15-20m tickets to finance 15-20 deals in total
LPs jump ship in Odin Equity reorganisation and funds recap
GP relaunches as BWB Partners, rolls over investments into new vehicle
RBS formalises three alternative tie-ups
RBS has signed agreements with AIG, Hermes and M&G
Invision closes sixth fund on CHF 350m
GP has invested CHF 500m in equity since it launched
Isai closes second fund on €75m
Post-seed vehicle was €25m-oversubscribed
GED Capital secures €80m for new fund
Spanish GP hopes to reach a €150m target for its fifth buyout fund
Southern Europe eyes new year with caution after mixed 2015
unquote" looks back on PE activity witnessed in southern Europe in 2015 to predict trends for 2016
BlueBay closes second debt fund on €2bn
Fund close comes after less than a year on the road
Akina holds third close for Euro Choice VI at €180m
Vehicle aiming for €300m final close in 2016
Draper Oakwood launches in UK
New VC will take a share in future profit rather than equity
Odewald raises €200m for second fund
First fund was fully invested as of December 2014