Venture
Brighteye holds €50m close for education technology fund
Vehicle will back European education technology companies from seed stage to series-C
BioGeneration Ventures closes fund on €82m
New investors include Bristol-Myers Squibb, Johnson & Johnson Innovation and Schroder Adveq
ING announces €300m fintech fund
ING Ventures is financed entirely from ING's balance sheet and has a four-year investment period
Tesi launches €150m venture fund-of-funds
VC firm intends to deploy capital into Finnish venture capital and small buyout funds
Invitalia hits €87m final close with EIB commitment
Fund has already invested €11m in 16 Italian startups and currently has €33m in AUM
RWE Generation backs HTGF III
RWE says the investment is strategic, and it will scout for further co-investment opportunities
Spectrum holds final close on $1.25bn hard-cap
GP will make investments in IT companies ranging from $25m up to more than $100m
Draper Esprit invests in two seed funds as part of FoF push
Listed investor Draper Esprit expects to deploy up to £75m in venture funds within five years
Pontifax holds final close for $105m AgTech fund
GP is headquartered in California but will invest in the food and agriculture sector globally
Hat Orizzonte holds €30m first close for technology fund
GP holds a first close after three months on the road, eyes a €100-125m target
Raise targets €100m for new venture structure
French GP makes move into venture and will pledge 50% of carry to its not-for-profit endowment
FII holds first closes for PE and VC vehicles
Italian sovereign fund Cassa Depositi e Prestiti acted as anchor investor for the two vehicles
Fribourg Capital closes VC fund on €20m
VC firm intends to deploy capital in Romanian IT startups seeking seed funding rounds
HTGF III raises target and tweaks investment terms
Fund is now operational and will begin making its first investment decisions this week
Hadean Ventures to close first fund on target
GP will invest in the healthcare sector across Europe, with particular focus on the Nordics
Firstminute holds second close for $85m seed fund
Second close comes three months after the firm held a $60m first close for the fund
Vertis Venture 3 Technology Transfer holds €40m first close
ITAtech, a €200m Italian technology transfer-dedicated fund-of-funds, signs its first commitment
Target Global holds first close for €100m VC fund
GP expects to hold a final close for the technology-focused fund in the first quarter of 2018
Q&A: Baker Botts' Neil Foster on corporate venture
Law firm's partner speaks to unquote" about the growing prevalence of corporate VCs in Europe and its ongoing evolution
ACT secures €20m commitment from EIF for new fund
VC is targeting more than €90m for the fund, which will invest up to €7m in Irish companies
Vertis holds €30m first close for second VC fund
Fund manager aims to reach the fund's €60m target within the next 12 months
Revel Partners holds first close on $20m
Revel Venture Fund II is targeting $50m and has so far secured commitments from 21 investors
BlackFin holds €100m first close for BlackFin Tech Fund 1
BlackFin is targeting €150m for the fund's final close by the end of the year
Principia launches fifth VC fund, Utopia
GP is also currently on the market raising funds for its fashion- and design-dedicated fourth vehicle