Macfarlanes has advised software focused growth equity investor FPE Capital on its latest fund, FPE Fund III, which has successfully closed at a raised hard cap of £185 million. The latest fund will continue to build on the firm’s track record of being the first institutional investor into founder and

FPE Capital LLP (FPE), the software & services focused lower mid-market growth investor, has successfully closed its third fund (FPE Fund III), with investor commitments of £185 million ($235 million). The Fund hard cap was raised during a compressed fundraising process to accommodate excess demand and the final fund size

StepStone Group Inc, a global private markets investment firm, has made the final closing of StepStone Credit Opportunities Fund I (SCOF I), raising over $600 million of commitments. Through SCOF I, StepStone seeks to invest in both liquid and illiquid credit at stressed, dislocated, and distressed entry points or opportunistic

QHP Capital LP, the management company for NovaQuest Private Equity (NQPE), has made the final close of its private equity investment fund, NovaQuest Private Equity Fund II, LP (NQPE II) at $500 million of LP commitments. NQPE II closed at its hard cap, exceeding the fund’s initial target of $425

AIB, Ireland’s largest financial services provider, has appointed Foresight Group, an SME and sustainable infrastructure investment manager, to manage a new SME equity fund. The AIB Foresight SME Impact Fund will back businesses helping to accelerate Ireland’s transition towards a low-carbon economy.  AIB is providing a cornerstone investment of €30

Plexus Capital (Plexus), a multi-strategy investment firm based in Raleigh, has raised $204 million for its inaugural buyout equity fund.

Valia Ventures (Valia), an early stage venture capital firm, has closed its oversubscribed second fund – Value Ventures II – with $50 million in capital commitments. The new fund will allow Value to continue backing ambitious companies such as Humane, Lendtable, Relativity Space, Selfbook, and System. Valia Ventures II brings

Muzinich & Co (Muzinich) has launched the Muzinich Dynamic Credit Income Fund (DCI), which is designed for investors seeking outperformance in rising credit markets without taking excessive risks. DCI targets a high level of portfolio income throughout the credit cycle while searching for opportunities presented by dislocated markets. The DCI

Mirabaud Asset Management has closed its Mirabaud Grand Paris strategy at €150 million. Assets were raised from large institutional and family office clients across Europe. Mirabaud Grand Paris is a unique private equity strategy investing with tier one real estate developers in France to capture opportunities from the current largest