Venture
Summit holds €700m final close for second growth equity fund
GP held an interim close for the vehicle, Summit Partners Europe Growth Equity Fund II, on €600m in May 2017
Mangrove holds first close on $170m for fifth VC fund
VC will target European technology companies in the early stages of development, with add-on capital available
Pentech closes Fund III on £88m
New vehicle is double the size of the venture firm's previous effort, closed in 2008
FrenchFood Capital holds €70m first close for maiden fund
FrenchFood Capital was launched in 2016 by three food sector professionals
Swiss commerce minister announces CHF 500m VC fund
Schneider-Amman states between CHF 200-300m has already been committed by Credit Suisse, Mobiliar and UBS
1717 Life Science Ventures announces €50m venture fund
1717 will now begin fundraising and expects to hold a final close within six to eight months
Partech holds final closing on €400m for seventh VC fund
GP's previous vehicle, Partech VI, closed with €130m in commitments in 2013
Felix closes second fund on $150m
Vehicle raises $30m more than its predecessor to target tech, tech-enabled and lifestyle companies
Apex Ventures holds €10m first close six months into fundraise
Apex One will make early-stage investments in technology companies across Europe
Cipio holds final close for Fund VII on €174m
Fund will make primary and secondary growth capital investments in expansion-stage technology companies
Breega Capital closes second fund on €100m
Breega Capital Venture One, the firm's maiden fund, had reached a €45m close in March 2016
BaltCap holds €40m first close for growth fund
Baltic-SME-focused vehicle has a target of €50m and raised commitments from pension funds and the EIF
Cathay Innovation raises $320m for first vehicle
Cathay Innovation, Cathay Capital Private Equity's venture arm, closes its first investment vehicle
EMH hits €350m final close for maiden fund
Fund targets later-stage venture capital investments, mainly across the DACH region
Capnamic closes tech VC fund on €115m
Vehicle will make early-stage investments in technology companies in the DACH region
BioGeneration Ventures holds €66m close for Fund III
Having exceeded its original €50m target, the vehicle is aiming for a final close on €75m by year-end
Artemis holds first close on €100m for Red River West
Vehicle's investment strategy will be focused on French startups looking to expand into the US
NewAlpha closes first VC fund with €56m
GP aims to build and develop a diversified portfolio of fintech and insurtech startups
Truffle launches €200m BioMedTech fund
Truffle Capital will build on its existing experience in the medtech and biotech sectors
Iris Capital holds €250m first close for IrisNext
Venture fund, which will largely focus on the digital sector, is largest raised by the GP to date
Medicxi launches £300m late-stage fund
New vehicle will invest €10-25m in private or public European biotechnology businesses
Point Nine closes €75m venture fund
Vehicle was launched in Q4 2016 and has raised the majority of its commitments from existing investors
Redalpine to close venture fund by end of Q2
Fund is still open for investments and has a hard-cap of CHF 100m with minimum commitments of CHF 1m
Draper Esprit raises extra £100m
Share placement adds to the £60m already raised in 2017 across EIS, VCT and secondary co-investment fund platforms