Energy Capital Partners has held the final closing of Energy Capital Partners III at USD5.043bn in commitments, surpassing the fund's USD3.5bn target. Energy Capital's total cumulative commitments are now in excess of USD13bn having raised Fund I at USD2.25bn in 2006, Fund II at USD4.335bn in 2010 and a mezzanine
Industries & Finances Partenaires has raised EUR135m for a third new fund specialising in SME Buy & Build strategies. Industrie & Finance Investissements 3 has exceeded both its EUR125m target and Fund 2 (EUR110m). The fund’s largest LPs include CDC Entreprises, CNP Assurances, Idinvest, Axa France, Akina and
European real estate fund manager Activum SG Capital Management has closed its third fund at EUR380m in record time. Fund III will build on Activum’s momentum in finding, improving and selling under-performing real estate related assets in Europe. Within six months Fund III was substantially oversubscribed due to strong
Omada Capita has launched a stock-based lending service, which allows clients to secure loans against the broadest range of listed shares and on flexible market terms. The launch follows a trial of the service with selected clients over the past five months, with some GBP35m of loans disbursed backed by
European private equity investor Idinvest Partners has closed its second fund aimed at secondary deals at EUR214m, beating the fund’s initial EUR200m target. Idinvest Secondary Fund II (ISF II) will follow its predecessor fund by focusing on mature secondary transactions in the European small and mid-market. Christophe Bavière, CEO
The London IPO market has had as strong a first quarter performance as any seen in the last 20 years, with 24 IPOs (Main Market and AIM) raising cumulative funds of GBP3.9bn, according to EY’s latest IPO Eye. The retail sector accounted for the lion’s share of activity, with eight
Private investment company Ardian has closed its Expansion Fund III at EUR450m, with EUR50m in co-investments. The new fund represents a 41 per cent increase in size from Fund II (EUR353m) and comprises investors from Europe, North America and Asia. European insurance companies and pension funds make up the
A new energy “catalyst” fund to support UK companies develop their early stage innovations into commercial successes has been launched with an initial GBP25m funding round. The Catalyst aims to help transform UK energy technology and help innovative businesses to take advantage of emerging global markets. It is funded
Marlin Equity Partners has held the first and final closing of Marlin Heritage with USD400m of limited partner capital commitments. The Heritage Fund was only offered to investors in Marlin’s fourth flagship fund, and closed at its hard-cap in less than three months while generating demand of more than four
Venture capital firm DFJ Esprit has launched an EIS fund which will back promising, fast growing UK start-ups while offering generous tax reliefs to investors through the Enterprise Investment Scheme (EIS). EIS is the UK Government’s flagship tax initiative aimed at boosting investment in start-up and SME businesses. It offers
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