Venture
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
Stride.VC closes £50m seed fund
Firm simultaneously announces the appointment of former LGT Impact head of finance Arjuna Soysa
Fuel Ventures raises £20m
Early-stage investment company was launched by Myvouchercodes founder Mark Pearson
Balderton raises $145m for direct VC secondaries fund
Fund will target European growth-stage companies where early backers want some pre-exit liquidity
Forbion exceeds initial cap with €360m final close
Forbion IV significantly surpasses the size of its €183m predecessor Forbion III
Newfund 2 holds final close on €130m
Newfund 2 is a significant step-up from the €72m Newfund 1 but comes short of €150m target
Tera holds €21m first close for Tera Ventures II
First close comes after a year on the fundraising trail since announcing the fund in January
BPI France closes €200m Fonds Build-up International
Fonds Build-up International will back French SMEs and mid-cap firms generating turnover of between €20m-1.5bn
Raise holds first close for venture fund on €60m
Mostly backed by corporates, French GP's venture vehicle targets a €100m final close
360 Capital launches €60m fund
Poli360 was launched in partnership with Italian university Politecnico di Milano
Go Capital holds interim close for Amorçage II
Go Capital's second seed fund had previously held a first close on €60m in May 2017
Jadeberg Partners goes deal-by-deal
Jadeberg will invest the proceeds of divesting its second fund on a deal-by-deal basis