Wynnchurch Capital has closed its fourth private equity fund, Wynnchurch Capital Partners IV, with USD1.2 billion of limited partner commitments. The fund, which had a target of USD900 million, was oversubscribed, resulting in the fund reaching its hard cap closing relatively quickly after its initial launch in September 2014.
Private equity investment firm Hellman & Friedman has held the final closing of Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners VIII (HFCP VIII), a USD10.9 billion fund. Since forming its first partnership in 1987, Hellman & Friedman has raised over USD35 billion of committed capital. "We are pleased to announce the
Oxford Investment Opportunity Network (OION), a business angel network owned and managed by Oxford Innovation, has launched its initial Seed Enterprise Investment Scheme (SEIS) Fund. The OION 2015 SEIS FUND is promoted and managed by Innvotec Ltd, an FCA regulated Alternative Investment Fund Manager, specialising in investment in start-up and
The partners of 123Venture have launched Lendix, a crowdfunding platform dedicated to SMEs which lets institutional and private investors can lend directly to businesses at rates based on the quality of the borrower. Lend has raised EUR7 million in a funding round led by Partech Ventures, Weber Investissements and 123Venture’s
Advent International has received USD2.1 billion in commitments for Advent Latin American Private Equity Fund VI (LAPEF VI), reaching the fund’s hard cap after less than six months in the market. LAPEF VI is the largest private equity fund ever raised for Latin America. Advent’s previous fund dedicated to the
Mérieux Développement is expanding its activities by creating a second evergreen vehicle, with a total commitment of EUR150 million sponsored by Institut Mérieux. As part of a long-term partnership agreement, Sienna Capital, a company controlled by Groupe Bruxelles Lambert (GBL), has committed an initial amount of EUR75 million, mostly dedicated
Ambienta SGR has held the final close of Ambienta II at EUR323.5 million. The fund closed above its target of EUR300 million and ahead of schedule. Investors comprised leading institutions from around the world, including pension funds, insurance companies, funds of funds and family offices in Europe and the
Octopus Investments has launched a GBP20 million fundraising by the Octopus Apollo Venture Capital Trust (Apollo VCT). This is the third VCT fundraise launched by Octopus in two months. On 1 September, Octopus launched a GBP20 million joint fundraise for its AIM VCTs and later that month opened a GBP50
easyProperty, the online estate agent from easyJet founder Sir Stelios Haji-Ioannou and property entrepreneur Rob Ellice, has smashed its overall fundraising target by 30 per cent, raising GBP9.75m through a mix of crowdfunding and private investment.
Advent Life Sciences has closed its Advent Life Sciences Fund II (ALSF II), a GBP145.5 million (USD235 million) venture capital fund raised to seed and build life sciences companies in the UK, Europe and the US. The fund will back entrepreneurs and early-stage and mid-stage companies with the potential to
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