Growth Catalyst Partners (GCP), a middle market private equity firm that focuses on building information, marketing and tech-enabled services platform companies in growing vertical markets, has completed a final close for its second investment fund, GCP II, at its amended hard cap of $270 million. GCP II had a $200

Cambridge Innovation Capital (CIC), a venture capital investor focused on building world-leading deeptech and life sciences businesses connected with the Cambridge ecosystem, has raised £225 million ($300 million) for its oversubscribed second fund (Fund II). With Fund II, CIC now manages in excess of £500 million, giving it the scale

Private investment house Ardian has raised $5.25 bn for its latest infrastructure secondaries fund – Ardian Secondary Fund VIII Infrastructure (ASF VIII Infrastructure). The fund, which was significantly oversubscribed and reached its hard cap within nine months, is the largest infrastructure secondaries platform in the world. It represents a more

OGCI Climate Investments (OGCI CI) alongside its partners China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) and Hainan Free Trade Zone Development Equity Investment Fund Partnership (Hainan FTZ Fund), have launched the OGCI China Climate Investments fund.

Cleantech-focused capital managers Cycle Capital and Demeter have held the first close of the new $160 million (€150 million) Circular Innovation Fund (CIF) with participation from anchor investor L’Oréal. With this fund, the managers will look to scale circular, sustainable and profitable growth stage solutions from North America, Europe and

Creator Fund, the early-stage VC fund investing in deeptech emerging from universities, has raised $20 million for a new fund. This bigger second fund will invest in the brightest scientific minds across the UK and help them scale businesses. Creator Fund backs PhD, academic and student talent building frontier technology

TiLT Capital Partners energy transition-focused fund, TiLT Capital Fund I, has aheld its first close at €145 million in capital commitments, according to a report by AltAssets. European Investment Bank, the European Investment Fund and Bpifrance have all backed the fund, which will focus on investments related to energy efficiency,

Gold House, a premier collective of Asian and Pacific Islander (API) leaders, has launched a $30 million fund — Gold House Ventures — to invest in company founders of API descent. Gold House Ventures invests across industries and stages — always in partnership with global investors. Investing partners include Accel,

17Capital has held the final close of its inaugural 17Capital Credit Fund, which raised $2.9 billion, hitting its hard cap and exceeding its initial $1.65 billion target. It is the largest debut private credit fund raised globally since 2009 and is one of the largest debut funds ever raised .