International private equity firm, Cinven, has held the final close of its inaugural Strategic Financials Fund (SFF) with €1.5 billion of total capital commitments. The SFF builds on Cinven’s leading financial services investment platform in Europe with an investment strategy focused on areas where Cinven has developed significant investment expertise,

Lightspeed Venture Partners (Lightspeed) has closed Lightspeed Venture Partners XIV-A/B (Fund XIV) with $1.98 billion, Lightspeed Venture Partners Select V (Select Fund V) with $2.26 billion, and Lightspeed Opportunity Fund II (Opportunity Fund II) with $2.36 billion of committed capital. Separately, Lightspeed India Partners has also closed a $500 million

Apera Asset Management (Apera), a pan-European mid-market private debt investor, has completed fundraising for the Apera Private Debt Fund II (Fund II) and associated vehicles, with total investible capital of €1.27 billion. Apera’s Private Debt strategy focuses on senior secured unitranche financings across Europe.  The raised capital exceeds the initial

Motive Partners (Motive), a specialsed private equity firm focused on financial technology, has held the successful final close of its second flagship fund, Motive Capital Fund 2, with total capital commitments of $2.54 billion for the Fund and its affiliated co-investment vehicles.

Carey Olsen’s Jersey investment funds team has advised Gurr Johns, a global independent art advisory and appraisal group, on the launch of Gurr Johns Capital Credit Partners (Gurr Johns Capital) – a new fund dedicated to providing innovative and flexible solutions to investors in the global art and collectibles market.

Headline, a tech-enabled global venture capital firm, has closed $954 million in new capital across three distinct early-stage funds: Headline US VII, a $408 million North America-focused fund based out of San Francisco; Headline EU VII, a €320 million pan-Europe-focused fund based out of Berlin; and Headline Brazil III, a

RCP Advisors, a sponsor of private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds focused on North American lower middle market buyouts, has held the final closing of RCPDirect IV (the Fund). The Fund was oversubscribed, with approximately $645.4 million in aggregate commitments, exceeding its target of $500 million.  The Fund

Barings has completed fundraising for its European Private Loan Fund and associated vehicles, attracting total investable capital of €7 billion. Barings has drawn interest from a global investor base, a mix of public and private pension funds, insurance companies, sovereign wealth funds and family offices. Barings saw support from both

Telegraph Hill Partners (THP), a venture capital and growth equity firm dedicated to building life science and healthcare technology businesses, has closed THP V, a new $525 million investment fund. The fund will make investments in innovative companies that are commercialszing advanced technologies in areas including life science tools, reagents,

Ember Infrastructure’s debut Fund I has closed with capital commitments of over $340 million, according to a report by AltAssets. The new fund, which will invest in the energy transition and resource efficiency sectors, has completed three investments to date, including the formation of bioenergy platform ReGenerate Energy, an investment