Technology
RTP Global holds final close for fourth fund on USD 1bn
Fundraise is New York-headquartered early-stage venture capital firm’s largest to date
Volpi raises EUR 250m continuation vehicle for 2016-vintage assets
Volpi Capital Investments Conti will hold Dutch geospatial data company Cyclomedia and UK-based surveillance group Digital Barriers
Open GI owner Montagu kicks off sale through BofA, Arma
GP previously attempted to sell the insurance software firm in 2018, having acquired the company in 2014
Frst aims to hit EUR 100m hard cap by year-end for AI-focused third fund
Paris-based VC has held a EUR 72m first close for early-stage vehicle, which will mainly invest in AI experts
ESI Group advances talks with buyout firms as strategic interest wanes
Binding offers for the listed French software firm are expected pre-European summer
Sponsors drive record take-private activity as deployment pressure mounts
Discounted small- and mid-cap take privates expected to feed 2 pipelines amid M&A and IPO slowdown
Civica owner Partners Group begins sponsor discussions for post-summer exit
GP previously attemped to sell the UK-based software firm in 2021, with the process stalling over valuation disagreements
Strada Partners heads for 2024 final close for EUR 150m debut fund
Emerging Belgian manager was formed last year and will ink deals with EUR 5m-EUR 50m equity tickets
Summa Equity sells Infobric in SBO to Stirling Square
Norway-based sponsor will be reinvesting in Swedish construction technology and services provider as a minority shareholder
Five Arrows launches CBA Informatique stake sale
GP invested EUR 50m in exchange for a 40% stake in the French healthcare software publisher in 2018
TA Associates waltzes to USD 16.5bn fundraise
Seven-month raise for the US-based sponsor’s fifteenth vehicle bucks fundraising woes faced elsewhere
Women in VC: Lima Ventures’ Argun on exit plans and gender-equal investing
Turkish VC firm manages three funds, including Alima, which helps its portfolio companies attract global investment
Nordic Alpha Partners secures EUR 150m for second greentech fund
Hardtech sustainability-focused GP expects to continue its fundraise throughout 2023 following its first close and firm's first strategic exit
Omorika Ventures plans year-end first close for EUR 50m southeastern Europe-focused fund
VC firm plans to build a portfolio of 20-25 startups and expects to secure a EUR 10m first close
Eterus Capital lines up dealflow with EUR 10m left to deploy from EUR 40m fund
Slovak PE firm is “seriously looking at“ more than 10 potential investments
Main Capital exits Cleversoft to LLCP
Nordic Capital and OTPP's Mitratech were also in the running to buy the regtech platform, Mergermarket reported
HSBC raises USD 580m-plus for second UK direct lending vintage
Strategy makes senior secured loans to mid-market private equity backed companies
BlackRock buys growth and venture debt provider Kreos
Global asset manager plans to broaden Global Credit business with fresh acquisition
Infobric sponsor Summa sees PEs including Nordic Capital, Blackstone prepare binding bids
GP bought Swedish construction tech provider in 2019 via its SEK 6.5bn, 2019-vintage Fund II
Mobilab signs deal with Armira in crowded small-cap auction
Founder-owned data applications and infrastructure provider drew sponsor and strategic interest
Purple Ventures plans EUR 30m-EUR 40m fund to invest across CEE
Early-stage investor expects to hold a EUR 20m-plus first close for its second fund by Q1 2024
Bewater Funds nears EUR 7m close for second fund, aims to back 20 companies in next four years
Bewater II FCRE takes minority stakes (5%-25%) with tickets of EUR 500,000-EUR 2m, and it has already made three investments.
Qualium raises more than EUR 500m for third fund against tough fundraising backdrop
French mid-cap GP began marketing the fund in summer 2021; it has deployed EUR 220m to date
SGT Capital to acquire Summit-backed Elatec for EUR 400m
Mid-market sponsor looks to grow company via “continued technical innovation” and international expansion