Mountaingate Capital (Mountaingate), a Denver-based private equity firm, has closed its first fund (Fund I) at its hard cap with USD395 million in capital commitments. Fund I closed above its target of USD300 million, was significantly oversubscribed and attracted a diverse investor base of leading institutional investors.   “We are

Round13 Capital, a Toronto-based venture capital firm led by Lavalife co-founder Bruce Croxon and seasoned technology investor John Eckert, has closed a CAD95 million fund to invest in growth stage Canadian companies. Round13 has made three investments since the fund closed, primarily in early-stage B2B software companies including Statflo, Hubdoc,

CapitalSpring, an investment firm focused on the branded restaurant industry, has held the final closing of CapitalSpring Investment Partners V, and parallel funds (Fund V), with USD725 million of aggregate capital commitments. Fund V, which was substantially oversubscribed and exceeded its target of USD500 million, attracted strong backing from a

The Meloy Fund I, LP (the “Fund”), a new impact investment fund dedicated to helping coastal fishers transition to more sustainable practices, has launched with a first close of USD10 million. The Fund targets USD20 million of debt and equity investment in support of the millions of small-scale fishers in

Associated Capital Group (AC) is to launch Gabelli Private Equity Partners (GPEP), a new private equity investment management business focused on leveraged buyouts and restructuring of small and mid-sized companies. GPEP will be funded with up to USD150 million of the Company’s capital.   “GPEP is a logical extension of

Elevate Innovation Partners (EIP) has held the first close of its Venture Capital fund at USD15 million. Consistent with EIP’s focus, the fund will seek to capitalise fintech, enterprise software, marketing analytics and new media platform startups that have validated business models and are generating revenue. The geographic focus is

Brightstone Venture Capital has held the first closing of a new venture capital fund focused on early stage technology and life-science businesses, primarily in Minnesota but also across the US. The new venture fund, BVC2, formally accepted its first limited partners last week and has made its first investment. The fund

London-based private equity firm Limerston Capital has held the final closing of its debut fund Limerston Capital Partners I with commitments above its GBP200 million target. The Fund has attracted the support of leading pension funds, endowments and fund of funds with investor geographies covering the United States, Europe and

Private Advisors has closed its oversubscribed seventh small company private equity fund (Fund VII) at its hard cap of USD350 million. Fund VII focuses exclusively on the small company market in North America where Private Advisors has been a leading investor for more than 20 years. The Fund primarily invests