Battery Ventures has closed two new funds worth a combined USD1.25 billion. Battery Ventures XII is an USD800 million fund, while Battery Ventures XII Side Fund is a companion vehicle capitalised at USD450 million to fund larger growth and private-equity investments. Through these funds, Battery will continue its strategy of
GCM Grosvenor has completed the final close of its Secondary Opportunities Fund II (GSF II) with USD700 million in committed capital. GSF II, which held its first close in May of 2017, reached its hard cap. Fund investors include public and Taft-Hartley pension plans, financial institutions, healthcare systems and endowments,
TW & Partners (TWP) has committed up to USD200 million to Future Planet Capital’s (FPC) inaugural fund. FPC is the first global platform to invest in leading universities and the “centres of innovation” surrounding them and TWP is sponsored by some of the world’s largest conglomerates and investment groups. FPC’s
Aberdeen Standard Investments has launched the UK Equity Impact – Employment Opportunities Fund, in collaboration with Big Issue Invest, the social investment arm of The Big Issue. The Fund will be managed by Lesley Duncan, Investment Director, Aberdeen Standard Investments. The aim of the Fund is to generate a financial
Unigestion’s Euro Choice Secondary II (ECS II), a European small and mid-market private equity secondary investment programme, has completed its final close at its hard-cap of EUR300 million. The fund attracted a high level of interest with some 59 limited partners subscribing. The final close of ECS II was achieved
HSBC Alternative Investments Limited (HAIL) has launched the HSBC Diversified Loan Fund, combining both loan investing and direct lending within a fully managed, alternative credit solution. With circa USD550m raised so far, the first close for the fund was held on 31 October 2017 and the second one on 19
Sixpoint Partners, a global investment bank serving the middle market, has closed Blue Point Capital Partners IV (Fund IV), with USD700 million of capital commitments. The Fund, which is the fourth investment vehicle for Blue Point Capital Partners (Blue Point), closed at its hard cap and well in excess of
Tera Ventures is to raise a second seed fund, the Tera Ventures Fund II, which has a target size of EUR55 million. The majority of the capital has been committed by some of the most prolific Estonian, pan-European, and global investors. The fund will invest in about 30 seed stage
Silversmith Capital Partners (Silversmith) has held the first and final closing of its second fund, Silversmith Capital Partners II (Fund II) at its target and hard cap of USD670 million of commitments. The fund was significantly oversubscribed. Consistent with the strategy of its predecessor fund, Fund II will focus on
Sentinel Capital Partners has held the simultaneous first and final closings of Sentinel Capital Partners VI at USD2.15 billion and Sentinel Junior Capital I at USD460 million. Total capital raised for the two new funds was USD2.6 billion. “We are delighted by this fundraising outcome and grateful for the strong
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