Fundraising
Quiet market for final closes in Q1, as backlog of funds on the road grows
The number of final closes for European PE funds was down by 22% year-on-year in Q1 2021
Q&A: do not give up on the lower-mid-market, says Monument's Karl Adam
Monument partner Karl Adam tells Greg Gille how an opportunity to break through still exists for lower-mid-market managers in a very top-heavy market
Astorg Mid-Cap anticipates summer final close
Fund will make pan-European investments in mid-market companies and has a €1bn target
Nordic Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote rounds up notable fundraises ongoing across the Nordic market, including EQT, Axcel, CapMan, Saga, and more
UK & Ireland Fundraising Pipeline - Q1 2021
Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the UK & Ireland market across the buyout, venture and debt spaces
UVC Partners set for Q2 2021 final close for third fund
UnternehmerTUM Fonds III is targeting €150m and held a first close in October 2020 on €108m
Target Global heads for Growth II final close
Fund will make series-B and -C investments; it has a target of €400m and a hard-cap of €600m
Gyrus Principal Fund to close in Q2 2021
Fund focuses on healthcare, technology and sustainability, and expects to close on its €400m hard-cap
Capiton heads for summer final close for sixth fund
Capiton VI has a €550m target; Capiton V held a final close in January 2015 on €440m
Earlybird heads for Growth Opportunities final close
European VC investor is also fundraising for its latest Digital West and Health funds
Majority of LPs happy to commit without in-person meeting – survey
Cebile Capital survey finds that 51% of respondents expect to increase PE commitments in 2021
Cipio Partners eyes March first close for eighth fund
Technology-focused investor's predecessor vehicle held a final close in July 2017 on €174m
Afinum back on road for ninth fund
Predecessor vehicle, which raised €410m in 2017, is now 86% deployed
HQ Capital registers HQ Capital IV GP
Luxembourg-domiciled legal structure will allow HQ Capital to launch its next funds in 2021 and 2022
Borromin announces 3.1x, 37% IRR gross return on Fund III
GP also says it expects to begin fundraising for Fund V in late 2021 or early 2022
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Venture's immunity
Simon Philips, CEO of ScaleUp Capital, joins the Unquote podcast to explore recent trends in the European venture space
Eurazeo raises €2.8bn in 2020
Amount includes the capital raised by Eurazeo Growth III, which has now collected more than €500m
DACH venture and growth deals peak in crisis
Following a strong year in volume terms, market participants remain optimistic about the resilience of the venture ecosystem
Covid-19 impact expected to be more severe than GFC – survey
Almost all Dechert survey respondents expect distressed deals to increase, while 82% cited more deal delays as an ongoing effect
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Nordic 2020 Review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote Nordic reporter Eliza Punshi to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
2021 Preview: Dry powder drives DACH prospects for 2021
DACH players adopted increased portfolio management and defensive investment decisions in 2020, but dry powder is set to drive 2021
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: DACH 2020 Review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote DACH reporter Harriet Matthews to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: France 2020 review
Katharine Hidalgo welcomes Unquote editor Greg Gille to discuss how dealflow and fundraising prospects are faring as 2021 rolls on
29% of LPs have decreased interest in emerging managers – survey
Placement agent Eaton Partners’ latest LP Pulse Survey collected responses from 61 LPs globally
