Venture
BALTICS - GILD Bankers plans to launch new EUR 50m fund
GILD Bankers is planning to launch a new private equity fund in Q2 2008 with a target of EUR 50m.
FINLAND - CapMan Technology 2007 closes on EUR 142m
CapMan Technology 2007 has closed on EUR 142.3m, just short of its EUR 150m target. The vehicle employs a 10+1+1 structure and is based in Gurnsey.
DACH - Ventizz Capital Fund IV closes on EUR 450m
Ventizz Capital Partners has closed Ventizz Capital Fund IV LP with EUR 450m of total commitments, making the fund one of the largest private equity vehicles for the DACH region. Raised in approximately six months, the fund closed above its initial EUR...
EUROPE - Index closes first ventures growth fund on EUR 400m
Index Ventures has closed its latest fund Index Ventures Growth I LP on EUR 400m. The fund was formed to address the market opportunity created by the maturation of Europe’s start-up industry and the movement of traditional late-stage investors into...
ITALY - New fund to invest in Central and South America
The Fondo America Centrale e Meridionale will invest in Central and South American companies acquiring participations to a maximum of 49% of the firm's social capital.
SPAIN - Impala fails to meet deadline set for its second closing
Impala Capital Partners has failed to meet the deadline for the second closing of its second vehicle.
GERMANY/UK - Wellington closes EUR 265m fund and opens London office
Venture capital firm Wellington Partners has made two announcements that show a shift towards pan-European venture. The VC has closed a EUR 265m fund, Wellington Partners IV Technology, surpassing its target of EUR 250m in just over six months. The fund...
ITALY – New fund Toscana Innovazione launches with EUR 50m
Sviluppo Imprese Centro Italia (SICI) has launched Toscana Innovazione, a new EUR 50m closed fund.
SPAIN - Gamesa launches fund for the development of eolic energy
Renewable energy player Gamesa is set to launch a fund to attract investments for the development and promotion of eolic energy. The new vehicle, named Gamesa Inversiones Energeticas Renovables, has registered at the Comision Nacional del Mercado de Valores...