Venture
Eurazeo Growth III holds final close on EUR 1.6bn
Vehicle surpassed its EUR 1bn target and will provide initial equity tickets of EUR 25m-100m
Panakès Partners holds EUR 150m first close for second fund
Vehicle's target has been extended to EUR 180m and the fund will focus on medtech and biotech deals
Speedinvest holds EUR 60m close for Speedinvest x Fund 2
Fund will back B2B and B2C marketplaces, as well as subscription and circular economy startups
Eka Ventures closes early-stage impact fund on GBP 68m
Founding partners have experience backing companies including Gousto, Bloom & Wild, Peak and Elder
DN Capital holds final close for fifth fund on €300m
Vehicle surpassed its €200m target and is €100m larger than the firm's fourth fund
Novalis Biotech closes second fund on €25m
Fund aims to back around 20 companies in total, with four investments already inked
Fortino Capital eyes new fund launch for late 2021
Firm will look to mandate a placement agent prior to launching the growth fund
Leta launches $100m fund to back Russian-speaking founders
GP will focus on eastern European and Russian-speaking founders who it believes are undervalued and overlooked for funding
Sparkmind closes first Edtech fund on €55m
Vehicle will back up to 25 companies with up to €5m in stages ranging from seed to series-B rounds
High-Tech Gründerfonds to launch fourth seed fund
Fund expects to launch its official fundraising process in September 2021, subject to BaFin approval
ABN Amro launches €425m Sustainable Impact Fund
Fund will make PE and VC investments in the Netherlands and neighbouring countries
SNÖ Ventures launches $100m fund
Norwegian venture capital firm SNÖ Ventures has launched and held a first close for its second fund, SNÖ Fund II, targeting $100m.
DN Capital's Global Venture Capital V surpasses €200m
GVC V targets seed and series-A investments in the software, fintech and online marketplace sectors
Balderton holds final close for $680m debut growth fund
GP's previous vehicles have targeted earlier-stage primary and secondary venture deals
Eureka Technology Transfer raises €51m, increases target to €70m
Fund invests in seed and series-A rounds, targeting companies operating in the "deep-tech" industry
Riello launches €80m agri-food venture fund
Linfa Ventures will be dedicated to late-stage and growth capital investments across the agri-food sector
Ysios Capital closes third fund on €216m
Fund provides private equity financing to early- and mid-stage life sciences companies
Bain Capital Ventures Fund 2021 raises $1.3bn
Fund intends to focus on digital commerce, fintech, digital healthcare and cloud infrastructure
Top Tier Capital closes European fund on €260m
Fund makes primary and secondary investments in venture capital funds and co-investments in select portfolio companies
Abingworth Clinical Co-Development Fund 2 closes on $582m
ACCD 2 finances the development of late-stage clinical programmes of pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies
Airbridge Investments contemplates new fundraise
Fund could tap family offices and wealthy individuals, while the VC's founders have so far invested their own capital
Amadeus V Technology Fund closes on £110m
Fund invests in seed and series-A startups specialised in science and engineering-led innovation
Founders Circle closes third fund on $355m
Fund deploys flexible capital to meet the needs of growth-stage companies and support their expansion
Endeit Capital holds final close for third fund on €250m
Fund II closed on €125m in 2016; Fund III will continue to invest scale-up capital in European startups
