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GP Profile: Verdane looks to step up portfolio deal deployment
Technology investor plans to keep up the pace of its existing direct investments but expects to see more portfolio sellers
AnaCap carves out credit division
New business, Veld Capital, will raise new funds and also deploy via AnaCap's existing credit funds
Vendis ‘very much in business’ with fourth consumer fund in play
Belgian GP expects ‘disruptive scaleup’ consumer investments to weather economic downturn
Junction Growth seeks EUR 100m for energy transition fund
Belgian VC held first close for debut vehicle on EUR 75m with commitments from PMV, EIF
Verium moves Toradex, Mobil in Time into continuation fund
Verium I SCS, which closed on CHF 120m, is the family office's first LP-backed fund
Blisce eyes USD 250m final close for Fund II by Q1 2023
French VC has received USD 220m in commitments for Europe and US-focused growth vehicle
Astorg gears up for EUR 6.5bn close for Fund VIII next year
French sponsor seeing “good level” of re-ups; tapping retail investors and HNWI money
DPE raises EUR 708m continuation fund for two IT consultancies
German GP’s new vehicle backed by AlpInvest, HarbourVest Partners and Pantheon Ventures
Apposite closes third healthcare fund on GBP 200m
Specialist GP’s Article 8 vehicle tracks six proprietary health impact objectives for investments
MCF Corporate Finance buys Cubus in debt advisory expansion
Deal with Frankfurt-based firm follows demand for combined M&A and financing services
Trind VC closes new seed-stage fund on EUR 55m
Fund II has EIF, Tesi, LHV Pension Funds and Swedbank Investment Funds in its LP base
Secondaries Preview: Strong LP stakes dealflow, strategy specialisation to come in 2023
With some managers overexposed to single-asset GP-led deals, secondaries GPs are taking stock of opportunities for next year
Onex Partners aims for USD 8bn target with sixth flagship fund
New generation fund to remain similar in size to the USD 7bn fifth fund, with operational improvement a key focus
Kharis, Verlinvest lead USD 80m round for Not So Dark
Series B takes French food-tech delivery startup’s total funding to USD 105m
Private equity players warn of fundraising “shake-out”
Attendees at IPEM 2022 are bracing for challenging fundraising market to continue into 2023
Adams Street launches private credit platform in Europe
Investor hires James Charalambides from Sixth Street to lead new strategy out of London
Iris bolsters Paris and Berlin teams with two hires
VC firm poaches Nicolas Herschtel from InfraVia and Silvia Ersetti from Gorillas
Triago expands primary directs strategy to Europe
Adviser plans to build on existing US practice, supporting sponsors raising primary capital deal-by-deal
Wingman Ventures eyes new USD 120m fund to back Swiss startups
With a larger target than its predecessor, Fund II could see more institutional investors in its LP base
Speedinvest set for Climate & Industry fund close after H1 slowdown
Aimed at supporting the GP’s own portfolio, EUR 80m vehicle has been close to 30% deployed
DCP set for final close on EUR 45m growth fund this month
Turkish VC’s second fund received commitments from 10 LPs including anchor investor EIF
LP Profile: YielCo preps for influx of special situations opportunities
Fund-of-funds and co-investment manager has set eyes on technology and turnaround cases
LDC expands in East England with hires from Alantra, PwC
Simon Peacock and Mikayil Salahov join sponsor's East Midlands and East of England investment teams
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