African private equity fund manager Ascent has held the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at more than USD100 million, significantly exceeding its initial target of USD80 million. The final close of ARVF II, with a target of USD120 million, is expected in December
Brentwood Associates (Brentwood), a Los Angeles-based private equity firm, has closed the Brentwood Associates Opportunities Fund, with USD190 million in capital commitments. The fund has has completed the purchase of selected legacy assets from two of Brentwood’s prior funds and provided liquidity to its investors. The transaction, which was led
Perceptive Advisors, an investment management firm focused on the life sciences sector, has held the first and final closing of Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Fund II (PXV Fund II) with USD515 million in capital commitments. The close of PXV Fund II more than triples the firm’s assets under management to USD725
Global early-stage venture capital firm Antler has closed its first Nordic fund, which was oversubscribed at USD36 million. Participants include Draper Esprit, Kistefos, the Danish state fund Vækstfonden, and the Norwegian state fund Investinor. The Antler Nordic fund will continue to invest in innovative startups in Sweden, Norway and Denmark,
Lawyers from Carey Olsen’s corporate team in Guernsey have advised global private equity firm TriSpan on the launch and first close of TriSpan Opportunities II LP (Fund II). Fund II, which has so far collected commitments of approximately USD100 million, is following in the path of its successful predecessor, TriSpan
Sixty8 Capital, an Indianapolis-based, seed-stage venture capital (VC) firm supporting Black, Latinx, women and LGBTQ+ led startups, has held the first close of its new USD20 million venture fund. Investors include The Indiana Next Level Fund, 50 South Capital, Bank of America, Eli Lilly and Company, First Internet Bank and
CAPZA, a leading private investment firm specialising in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), has held the final closing of its CAPZA 5 Flex Equity Fund, reaching its revised hard cap at EUR700 million, doubling the final size of the previous Fund (EUR350 million).
Carey Olsen, together with Northern Trust, have supported venture capital firm Pureos Bioventures on the successful launch and final close of its first fund, BB Pureos Bioventures LP (Pureos), with commitments of USD205 million. Pureos, which exceeded its initial fundraising target after securing support from pharmaceutical and biotech companies,
Abingworth, an international life sciences investment group, has held the final closing of its new Clinical Co-Development Fund at USD582 million.
Blisce, a B Corp certified transatlantic growth VC fund that has previously backed ventures including Spotify, Pinterest and Headspace, has launched the new fund Blisce Fund II, with a final target of USD350 million. Blisce Fund II, which held its first close today at USD150 million, will make investments ranging
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