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PAI Partners to launch €600m mid-market fund
Vehicle will target companies based across Italy, Spain, Germany, France and the Benelux region
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: the Review/Preview special
In this special bumper episode, the Unquote editorial team does a deep dive on key 2019 stats in each market
415 Capital holds first close for maiden fund
Medtech-focused VC fund will target startups involved in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases
Pantheon Global Secondary Fund VI to close in 2020
Pantheon's latest vehicle, Global Secondary Fund VI, is expected to hold a final close in 2020, Unquote understands.
Portobello Capital launches €300m minority-focused fund
Portobello Structured Partnership I will target minority stakes in mid-market companies
Heal Capital launches first fund, hires Weiß as partner
Berlin-based VC has received €80m in commitments and will focus on technology-enabled healthcare
Mirabaud launches second PE fund
Fund will target sustainable investments and new technology in lifestyle-focused businesses
Abac Capital targets €350m for second fund
Fundraising activity is expected to flourish in 2020, with numerous GPs wrapping up their funds
BPE holds first close for BPE 4 on €122m
Germany-based, MBI-focused vehicle is targeting a final close on its €135m hard-cap in Q1 2020
Alto Partners exits Artebianca to trade
Alto is currently investing its fourth fund, which closed on its €210m hard-cap in April 2018
Mandarin's Neronobile acquires Daroma
Mandarin intends to further expand the business and create a platform across the Italian coffee sector
Corporate divestments fuel European buyouts
Carve-outs and spin-outs represented around 14% of all buyouts in 2019, up from 11.5% in 2018 and 10% in 2017, according to Unquote Data
Model LPA – useful protection or unnecessary guide?
Fund formation specialists weigh in on ILPA's recently launched Model Limited Partnership Agreement
PAI's Meyer-Schönherr steps down
Meyer-Schönherr's responsibilities will be taken over by Andreas Kumeth and Philipp Meyer
Meridia Capital to launch €150m second fund
Fund will target majority and minority stakes in Spanish companies generating revenues of €15-150m
Elysian to launch new £250m fund in Q1 2020
Current fund also closed on ТЃ250m, in 2015, and is nearly three-quarters deployed
Magnum back on the road for third fund
GP is looking to raise €400-450m from institutional investors for Magnum Capital III
Slingshot Ventures aims to raise up to €100m in 2020
VC will consider breaking with tradition with a separate institutional fund of up to €40m
PAI completes GP-led secondaries deal for Fund V
Alpinvest, Goldman Sachs and HarbourVest are lead investors in the new fund
Mandarin holds €173m interim close for third fund
MCP III has a €250m target and invests in export-orientated companies with EVs of €30-70m
Truffle Capital collects €390m across two venture funds
GP raises sector-specific funds, while it previously managed generalist vehicles
Luxembourg's IFMs keep up with tech
Luxembourg and its myriad local administrators are working hard to adapt to the technology-driven shake-up of the fund admin space
Software sector lures increasing amounts of capital in CEE
Interest in the software sector in CEE is on the up and was especially prominent in Q3
Made in Italy Fund holds €150m interim close
Fund is managed by Italian GP Quadrivio in partnership with Pambianco Strategie d'Impresa