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KKR closes sixth European PE fund at $8bn

KKR has held the final close of European Fund VI with $8.0 billion in capital commitments, making it the firm’s largest European Private Equity fund to date, surpassing the $6.6 billion KKR raised for its predecessor vehicle in 2019. 

Fuel Venture Capital adopts new funding structure for latest fund

Fuel Venture Capital, an early-stage investor in technology and digital companies, will raise money for its next fund using a new funding structure ​its says is positioned​​ to “transform the private markets landscape”.  Institutional investors will be able to ​participate​ in the upcoming Fuel Venture Capital Flagship Fund II, which

Texas pension scheme adds two PE funds to portfolio

The Texas County & District Retirement System (TCDRS) has added two additional private equity funds to its investment portfolio in recent weeks, despite recently announcing a reduction in its annual PE commitment, according to a report by Alternatives Watch. The new managers hired are growth equity focused Parthenon Capital and

DW Healthcare Partners raises $210m for Founders Fund

DW Healthcare Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has closed the DW Healthcare Partners Small Cap, a fund focused on lower middle market healthcare investments, with $210 million in total capital commitments. 

EQT Life Sciences closes neuro fund at hard cap

EQT Life Sciences has held the final close of its LSP Dementia Fund, raising approximately €260 million in fee-generating assets under management, meeting the hard cap and surpassing the target fund size of €100 million. 

Fundraising

Parthenon Capital closes Fund VII at $4.5bn

Parthenon Capital, a growth-oriented private equity firm with offices in Boston, San Francisco and Austin, has held the first and final closing of Parthenon Investors VII with more than $4.5 billion in commitments, significantly in excess of its initial $3.5 billion target.

SR One raises $600m for second venture fund

SR One, a transatlantic life sciences investment firm, has closed its second fund at over $600 million, substantially exceeding its target of $500 million. Fund II is the second fund since SR One spun out from GlaxoSmithKline in 2020 to form a fully independent investment firm. 

Armen holds first close of GP Stakes fund

Armen, an investment firm focused on acquiring stakes in private equity firms, has held the first close of Armen GP Stakes Fund I at €150 million in capital commitments, and secured a strategic minority investment from a group of French family offices

Sofinnova launches new digital medicine strategy

Sofinnova Partners, a European life sciences venture capital firm based in Paris, London, and Milan, has launched a new investment strategy focused on digital medicine, which will be led by partners Edward Kliphuis and Simon Turner.

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