Venture
FRANCE - Aster Capital receives EUR 70m for maiden fund
Alstom and Schneider Electric, the electricity companies, are launching a joint venture capital fund, Aster Capital, targeting start-up company in the energy and environmental sector.
SPAIN - Iame shuts down fundraising
Iame Capital has has announced that it is no longer seeking to to raise Brand Capital Made in Spain (BCS), a EUR 500m fund launched in the first half of 2008.
SWITZERLAND - BioMedPartners reaches final close on CHF 106m
Healthcare venture firm BioMedPartners has reached the final close for BioMedInvest on CHF 106m.
UK - YFM and MTI awarded mandate for interim North West venture fund
Venture investors YFM and MTI have been awarded a mandate to manage the £9m interim Venture Capital Fund for the North West region, an initiative launched by the Northwest Regional Development Agency to invest in small-to medium sized businesses in the...
EUROPE - Earth holds first close of £750m fund
Earth Capital Partners has held an undisclosed first close of its EON Climate & Renewables fund, which has a target of EUR 750m.
NETHERLANDS - Gilde Healthcare launches services dedicated fund
Gilde Healthcare Partners has launched Gilde Healthcare Services, a growth capital fund targeting investments in specialised clinics, geriatric care providers, prevention, screening and related healthcare services.
FINLAND - Korona closes EUR 53m maiden venture fund
Finnish GP Korona Invest has closed its maiden venture fund Terveysrahasto on EUR 53m.
FRANCE - Natixis PE and CDC launch Kurma Biofund
Natixis Private Equity has partnered up with Fonds stratégique d'investissement (FSI), via CDC Entreprises, to launch the Kurma Biofund, a fund focuses on investing in life science projects sourced from partnering research institutes Pasteur and Curie.
FRANCE – EdRIP hits EUR 250m target of new fund
Edmond de Rothschild Investment Partners (EdRIP) has reached the final close of its fund Winch Capital 2 on EUR 250m following a first closing on EUR 175m in July this year.
GLOBAL - Meidlinger Partners holds $15m first close of cleantech fund
Meidlinger Partners has reached a first closing of its cleantech fund, Meidlinger Partners Sustainable Investments, on $15m.
IRELAND - Bank of Ireland seed fund launches
Bank of Ireland has announced the launch of the Seed and Early Stage Equity fund, a new EUR 26m vehicle designed to invest in Irish start-up and early-stage companies.
CEE - Rabobank and EBRD establish Resource
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and Rabobank have each commited EUR 25m to newly formed private equity fund, Resource Eastern European Equity Partners I, which will focus on supporting small- and mid-cap businesses in EU states...
GERMANY- Capiton closes fourth fund on EUR 350m
Capiton has held an oversubscribed final close of its fourth fund, capiton IV, on its EUR 350m target.
FRANCE - Ouest Ventures holds EUR 21m first close of Fund II
Ouest Ventures has held a first close on EUR 21m of its second FCPR fund, Ouest Ventures II.
BELGIUM - Vendis reaches first closing on EUR 55m
Belgian private equity firm Vendis Capital has raised EUR 55m for first close of its maiden fund.