Venture
Project A closes second fund on €140m
Figure raised by the VC for its second vehicle is 75% higher than the total raised for its maiden fund
Atomico closes $765m fourth fund
Skype-founder Niklas Zennström's venture firm will invest in European tech firms from series-A rounds and onwards
Rocket Internet holds $1bn final close for maiden fund
Fund is the first closed-ended vehicle for the Berlin-based listed GP
Partech, Kurma to manage BPI-backed French university seed fund
Fund will aim to support 40-50 tech and life sciences early-stage startups over next three years
Serena Capital holds first close on €80m for Data Ventures
Venture fund is first to focus exclusively on big data and artificial intelligence
Fund in Focus: Citizen closes second fund on €43m
Final close comes after two years on the road for the GP's second venture vehicle
Citizen closes Citizen Capital II on €43m
Citizen Capital CEO Laurence Méhaignerie co-founded the impact investment fund
Idea Capital holds €218m final close for Taste of Italy fund
GP closes fundraising activity for its food-dedicated veicle after three years on the market
Alven Capital V closes on €250m hard-cap
Fund size has more than doubled compared to previous generation, Alven Capital IV, which closed on €120m in 2013
KKR hits $711m final close for NGT
Launched in March 2016, the vehicle held a first closing on $687m in November
Partech holds final close for Entrepreneur II on €100m
Total of €30m has already been deployed in 53 transactions
NeoMed launches brain tumour therapy fund
Brain Tumour Charity has provided £10m to the £60-80m vehicle in its role as cornerstone investor
Abingworth raises $115m for seventh Bioventures fund
ABV VII will be the GP's 11th venture-focused fund, and is understood to be targeting $400m
Seraphim holds £50m first close on Space Tech Fund
Space Tech Fund is backed by a £30m investment from the British Business Bank
SI Capital launches second fund
Vehicle has a target of €100m and focuses on the energy efficiency sector
Idinvest holds first close on €250m for Idinvest Growth Fund II
Fund's previous generation most recently took part in a €150m series-E for Sigfox
P101 holds €66.7m final close on first fund
Vehicle is now 60% invested as the GP eyes the launch of its second fund in 2017
Accenture and Partech form strategic partnership
Accenture will invest in two Partech Ventures funds as part of the agreement
KKR holds $687m first close for tech growth fund
Vehicle targets growth equity stakes in high-growth companies
Fund in Focus: Daphni holds €150m close for maiden fund
First close for the "VC as a platform" vehicle, targeting a final close by year end
EIF, EC launch new pan-European venture FoF programme
Programme aims to support a range of small businesses and entrepreneurs across Europe
SEP holds £260m final close
Tech-focused vehicle surpasses the total raised by its 2011-vintage predecessor by £60m
Keen holds first close for maiden fund on €90m
New pan-European venture firm was launched by former heads of BT, TomTom and Prime Ventures
Italian pre-IPO fund eyes first close on €120m
Fund will acquire 30% stakes in 8-10 mid-sized companies targeting launches on the AIM segment of the Italian stock exchange