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Foresight expands OEIC range with Sustainable Future Themes Fund

Foresight Capital Management (FCM), part of listed infrastructure and private equity investment manager Foresight Group LLP, has launched the FP Foresight Sustainable Future Themes Fund, which will invest in a global portfolio of 20-40 scalable listed companies that meet the Fund’s stringent sustainability criteria for positive environmental and/or social impact,

New insurtech VC firm Markd closes USD100m debut fund

Markd, a new insurtech VC firm, has closed its USD100 million debut fund which will fund early- and growth-stage startups with the potential to propel the digital transformation of the insurance industry. Anchor investors in Fund 1 include Markd founder and managing partner Parker Beauchamp and an undisclosed industry partner. 

GHK Capital Partners raises USD410m for oversubscribed inaugural fund

Middle-market private equity firm GHK Capital Partners (GHK) has held the final closing of GHK Fund I with USD410 million in aggregate capital commitments, exceeding its initial target of USD350 million and surpassing its hard cap of USD400 million. This is the first private equity fund raised by GHK, which

Berkeley SkyDeck closes USD60m fund II

UC Berkeley SkyDeck, a global hub for entrepreneurship and a leading accelerator, has closed SkyDeck Fund II with USD60 million in capital commitments. The oversubscribed fund is nearly three times larger than Fund I and features a diverse set of returning and new investors including leading venture capital firms within

Motive Partners up limit in new fund to USD2bn

The of upper limit of Motive Partners’ latest fund has been increased to US2 billion ahead of its expected closing in the next few weeks, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal. Investors agreed to the change by the New York-based firm, which is partly owned by Apollo

VC investor Redalpine launches CHF1bn Summit Fund

Zurich-based venture capital investor, Redalpine, is launching its next private equity fund with a target target volume of CHF1 billion and an evergreen structure making it more attractive to a broader professional investor base. The Summit Fund has an evergreen structure, which is unique in venture capital but typical in

Female-founded VC raises largest debut fund of USD1.5bn

Katie Haun, a crypto investor, has raised USD1.5 billion for her new fund, Haun Ventures, according to CNBC. Pitchbook is reported as saying it is the largest debut venture fund ever raised by a solo female founding partner. The former highest was a USD1.3 billion fund raised by investment banker,

FTV Capital raises record growth equity fund at USD2.3bn

Growth equity investment firm FTV Capital has held the close of FTV VII, its seventh and largest fund, oversubscribed at its hard cap of USD2.3 billion in capital commitments. The firm will continue its successful 24-year track record of investing in innovative, high-growth companies across the enterprise technology, financial services

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