B Capital, a global multi-stage investment firm, has closed Ascent Fund II (Ascent II), its first dedicated early-stage fund, with $250 million capital commitments. Ascent II will invest in pre-seed through series A rounds globally, with an emphasis on the US and Asia. The Ascent team was founded by Chair

Tani Dulay, chief executive of property investor and developer Woodbourne Group, has unveiled a new early capital and pre-seed accelerator fund which will support other talented entrepreneurs. Woodbourne Ventures has £1 million allocated to back promising Birmingham-based businesses. Its aim is to help the city’s entrepreneurs build successful businesses that

Fundamental Advisors (Fundamental), an alternative asset manager dedicated to municipal and public purpose investing, has held the final close of its fourth flagship private equity fund, Fundamental Partners IV LP (Fund IV), with $1.43 billion in capital commitments. Fund IV’s total commitments significantly exceeded its original target of $1 billion.

Accession Capital Partners (ACP) has held the first close of ACP Credit Fund I, the firm’s first direct lending fund to provide flexible senior funding for businesses in Central European EU countries, with €90 million in capital commitments. The fund, which has a target of up to €200 million, is

Vektor partners, an independent technology VC firm dedicated to backing the leading mobility startups, has raised €125 million for a new fund that will focus the shift towards a more connected, autonomous, shared, electric, and sustainable future. Since its formation, VVektor Partners has invested in a series of startups with

Repsol and Suma Capital have launched SC Net Zero Tech Ventures, a new venture capital investment fund focused on energy transition technologies. The fund will assist companies that develop technologies aimed at decarbonisation and the circular economy to foster their growth and international expansion in order to accelerate their application

NOVA Infrastructure has completed the final close of its NOVA Infrastructure Fund I at $565 million. The Fund secured commitments from a diverse group of leading North American and global institutional investors including public and private pension funds, insurance companies, family offices, and asset managers.    NOVA Infrastructure was founded

COI Partners, a DACH-focused growth investor and pioneer in deal-by-deal investments, has held the first closing of COIP DACH Growth II SCSp, a Luxembourg-based fund focusing on growth companies.  With a target size of EUR120 million, the fund will match each future deal-by-deal investment by COI Partners. This will bring

Global Investment firm KKR & Co Inc (KKR.N) has secured capital commitments of around $2.1 billion for its first asset-based fund, according to a report by Reuters. The new fund has attracted new and existing investors, including public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds and commercial banks, on the look