Venture
PG Impact Investments holds $210m final close
Firm is independent but has access to Partners Group’s infrastructure, expertise and resources
Idinvest holds €340m final close for second growth fund
Fund was launched with a €300m target and held a first close on €250m in November 2016
B-to-v holds second close for Industrial Technologies Fund on €80m
Fund held its first close in March 2018 and is expected to have a final close in mid-2019
Sunstone holds €80m first close for fourth life science fund
Sunstone Life Science Ventures Fund IV expects to close on its €150m target by early 2020
Speedinvest launches third venture fund
Speedinvest III has a target of €175m, exceeding Speedinvest II's final close on $100m
Experienced Capital to launch second fund in 2019
Experienced Capital's maiden fund held a final close on €78m in 2016 and is now fully deployed
Vala launches EIS fund with alternative fee structure
Newly launched firm will replace standard administrative fees with a performance-related model
Verdane X closes on SEK 6bn hard-cap
Verdane X has a flexible approach to investing in northern European technology companies
Carlyle hits €1.35bn hard-cap for Europe Technology Partners IV
Fund will invest in lower-mid-market technology-focused companies based in Europe and the US
Revo launches second fund
Revo is understood to have secured approximately 35% of the targeted commitments
Innovation Industries secures €150m for second fund
MN Services, the asset manager for both schemes, was involved in establishing the fund
AVP holds $150m first closing for second early-stage fund
AVP Early Stage II will focus on technology businesses based in North America, Europe and Israel
Kurma holds first close for Kurma Biofund III
LPs including Servier, BPI France and Idinvest commit to the biotech- and heath-focused fund
Project A targets Q1 final close for third fund
New vehicle was registered in Berlin as Project A Ventures III GMBH & Co KG in October
Andera closes WC4 on €445m
Andera's independence from Edmond de Rothschild Group encourages new LPs to back WC4
Lakestar holds first closes totalling €375m
Lakestar III targets early-stage investments and Lakestar Growth I backs larger rounds
Mubadala, BPI France sign new investment agreement
Vehicle will target French startups operating in the technology and innovation space
Red Capital launches €50m fund to back female-led startups
Newly founded VC firm will be EMEA's largest VC fund investing in female-led businesses
LSP raises €410m for sixth flagship fund
Netherlands-based life sciences specialist has raised €750m across three funds in 10 months
Livingbridge sells VCT business to Gresham House for £30m
Livingbridge steps away from the VCT space in order to focus on its core private equity activities
Inveready launches new ICT fund, closes biotech vehicle
VC house also closes its Inveready Biotech III fund, after just three months on the road
Ananda raises €50m for third fund
Main LPs in the latest fund include the European Investment Fund, along with Big Society Capital
Quadrille holds €200m first close for new tech fund
Fund is larger than its predecessor, Quadrille Technologies III, launched with a €100m target
Corviglia holds first close on $250m
Vehicle was registered in Luxembourg in July 2018 and is targeting a final close on $500m
