Fundraising
Beechbrook holds €100m first close for debt fund
Vehicle will make unitranche and mezzanine investments of €5-15m in PE-backed companies
Technology Crossover Ventures holds $2.5bn close for ninth fund
Venture firm’s TCV IX hits its hard-cap, having held a first close in Q1 2016
Hamilton Lane closes Fund IX on $516m
Hamilton Lane's latest fund-of-funds has closed in excess of its $400m target
Clessidra relaunches fundraising activity for third fund
GP sets the vehicle’s renewed target at €800m, below the original €1bn target
British private equity braces for post-Brexit uncertainty
While the effects on medium-to-long term dealflow are uncertain, the future of fundraising will be dependent on access to the single market
Capricorn Venture launches €150m 2nd cleantech fund
The Netherlands-based VC expects to hold a first close by the end of 2016
French regulator AMF softens pre-marketing rules for local funds
New rules come as part of the Frog project, aimed at extending French funds' international reach
Mezzanine Management seeks €250m for fourth fund
Alternative lender seeking тЌ40m commitment from EBRD for CEE-focused fund
Verdane holds SEK 3bn final close for ninth fund
Nordic private equity firm closes fundraising after just four months on the road
Astorg closes Astorg VI fund on €2.1bn extended hard-cap
GP's fourth fund closes above original €1.5bn target and €2bn hard-cap
CVC closes latest debt fund on €650m
Vehicle will target European stressed and distressed corporate credit
Verdane Capital raising $200m ninth fund
Nordic-based direct secondaries, growth and buyout private equity firm begins fundraising
BlackFin Capital Partners launches €120m VC fund
Fintech fund is the financed-focus GP's first venture capital fund
Partners Group targets UK defined contribution market with new fund
Partners Group Generations Fund is structured as a non-UCITS retail scheme
Nordic Mezzanine to hold off on new fund, says CEO
Debt manager has not explored fundraising due to the "squeezed" nature of the Nordic mezzanine market
EQT holds €566m final close on first venture fund
Stage-agnostic European venture fund had been rumoured for a year prior to announcement
Omnes launches Omnes Mezzanis n°3 Private Investors
New €30m-target fund is intended for joint investments alongside Omnes Mezzanis 3 FPCI fund
Iris Capital makes Gold partner in San Francisco
Gold will incidentally take on the role of managing director of Iris Capital North America
Deal-by-deal emerges as contender to fund-based investing
LP appetite for co-investment has led to the increasing popularity of the deal-by-deal approach; we assess two GPs that have employed both strategies
Alcedo holds final close on €195m for fourth fund
International investors have doubled their commitments, making up 50% of LP capital
Ares holds final close for fifth fund on $7.85bn
Fund will make a mixture of debt and equity investments across Europe and the US
Local capital may bridge gap between global LPs and Czech PE
With local LPs quietly upping their allocations to CEE funds, could we see the return of international LPs?
The perfect LP base: A taste of traditional investors
Part three of our LP selection series assesses traditional investors' relationship with the asset class
The perfect LP base: All new flavours
Part two of our LP selection series reveals new investors keen to invest in PE funds