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Launches & Fundraising

NextGen Growth Partners closes inaugural fund

NextGen Growth Partners (NGP), a Chicago-based private equity firm that taps top entrepreneurs to acquire and grow businesses, has held the final close of its inaugural fund, above its original USD50 million target. “We are thrilled with the ultimate investor group in this fund,” says Brian O’Connor, NGP Founder and

Target Global launches dedicated mobility fund

Target Global, a Berlin-based international venture capital fund with USD600m in assets under management, is launching a dedicated fund to invest in next-generation mobility and transportation. Its unique evergreen structure means that, unlike traditional VC funds which have a fixed end-point, this one will run indefinitely. The fund can deploy

Portfolia launches ‘FemTech’ Fund

Venture investing platform Portfolia Funds has launched its sixth fund – The Portfolia FemTech Fund – which will invest exclusively in emerging technologies, products and services focused on improving women’s health and wellness. Frost and Sullivan recently published a report stating that FemTech will be a USD50 billion market by

Announcement

Ropes & Gray advises Hamilton Lane on Strategic Opportunities Fund IV

Ropes & Gray has advised Hamilton Lane on Hamilton Lane Strategic Opportunities Fund IV. The Fund announced its final close with USD900 million in commitments on 5 June, substantially above the initial target. The Fund is focused on making credit-oriented investments with consistent cash yield, shorter duration and attractive risk-adjusted

White Star Capital announces second VC fund of USD180 million

White Star Capital, a global venture capital fund with offices in London, New York, Montreal and now Paris and Tokyo, has closed its second institutional fund at USD180 million. The fund, which was oversubscribed and had an initial target of USD140m target, will back around 20 new companies with an

IW Capital launches first secured debt fund

IW Capital, a Mayfair-based debt, equity and EIS investment specialist, has launched its first secured debt fund, the first in a series of diversified investment vehicles that form is planning to launch over the coming months. The launch is in direct response to the increased traction that IW Capital’s secured debt

Pathway closes on USD500m for private credit fund

Pathway Capital Management has formed Pathway/AK Credit Co-Investment Fund, a USD500 million private credit co-investment fund in partnership with the Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation (APFC). The Co-Investment Fund will focus on identifying and investing in co-investment opportunities globally alongside high-quality private credit managers across a range of strategies, including senior

Ambienta closes private equity fund with focus on environmental investing

The Goodwin London Private Investment Funds team has assisted Ambienta on the raising of its third fund, Ambienta III, with a first and final close after less than three months of active marketing. With demand well in excess of EUR1 billion, the fund surpassed its original EUR500 million target and

Goodwin assists Ambienta on third ESG fund

The Goodwin London Private Investment Funds team reports that it assisted Ambienta on the raising of its third fund, Ambienta III, with a first and final close after less than three months of active marketing. With demand well in excess of EIR1 billion, the fund surpassed its original EUR500 million

Carey Olsen advises Inflexion on double fundraise of GBP2.25 billion

Carey Olsen’s corporate team in Guernsey has advised Inflexion Private Equity Partners (Inflexion) on the establishment of two new funds, Inflexion Buyout Fund V and Inflexion Partnership Capital Fund II, securing commitments of GBP1.25 billion and GBP1 billion respectively. Both funds were oversubscribed and reached their respective hard caps within

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