Axa Venture Partners is looking to raise €1.5 billion for a new late-stage fund that will make investments in European and North American tech startups, with a focus on businesses that expect to go public within three to four years, according to a report by Bloomberg.

Global fintech venture capital firm QED Investors has closed two new funds with combined capital commitments of $925 million – Fund VIII, an oversubscribed $650 million early stage fund, and Growth II, a $275 million early growth-stage fund.  QED says the new funds will allow it to continue to invest

Blazehill Capital, a credit opportunities debt fund providing flexible financing solutions to mid-market businesses, has held the final close of its £250 million Fund II, just two years on from the launch of its maiden fund.

Bregal Milestone, a provider of late-stage growth capital to fast-growing and profitable European technology companies, has held the final close of its second fund, Bregal Milestone Fund II, with €770 million in capital commitments.

Morgan Stanley Investment Management has held a first close for the 1GT climate private equity strategy at $500 million of equity capital commitments. Investors include public and private pension funds and an insurance company in the Nordic region, Germany and the UK. 

Cerberus Capital Management is looking to raise $2.5 billion for a new fund that will make investments in all stages of critical supply chain businesses and projects in the US, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites a 34-page presentation document produced for potential investors as revealing that