Allianz Global Investors has held the second close of the European Private Credit II (EPC II), having raised EUR290 million of commitments in 2020. AllianzGI’s second corporate private debt fund open to third party investors, EPC II attracted commitments from German, French, Austrian and Italian insurers and corporate pension funds
Amundi Private Equity Funds (Amundi PEF), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Amundi, has launched a new Diversified Infrastructure Strategy. This new strategy is intended for institutional investors who do not have the in-house resources and experience required to invest directly in Infrastructure, using a diversified and scalable approach, and in particular,
IQ-EQ has supported Belfast-based Cordovan Capital Management with its first institutional fund. Cordovan Capital Management is one of Northern Ireland’s most active private equity investors, having made nine portfolio investments since 2016. Focusing on Northern Ireland but investing selectively elsewhere in the UK and Ireland, Cordovan’s investment approach is to
Periscope Equity (Periscope), a Chicago-based private equity firm focused on investing in technology-enabled services and software companies, has held the final closing of its second institutional fund, Periscope Equity II, with USD225 million of capital commitments. The Fund exceeded its target and was oversubscribed with the backing of an experienced group
Waterland Private Equity Investments (Waterland) has closed ts eighth institutional fund, Waterland Private Equity Fund VIII (WPEF VIII) at EUR2.5 billion. The fund closed at its hard cap three months after its initial launch. WPEF VIII was considerably oversubscribed with demand significantly exceeding the fundraising target, attributable to continued strong support
Ada Ventures has closed its first fund at USD50 million, one year after its launch, with new investment from Big Society Capital and a number of other funds and individuals.
Kirkland & Ellis has represented Integral Group, a Tokyo-based private equity group, in the successful structuring and fundraising of Integral Fund IV, which held its final closing at its hard cap of JPY123.8 billion on 4 December, 2020. Integral Fund IV is the fourth buy-out fund raised by Integral Group. Integral
Creator Fund, a university-focused venture capital fund making strides to unearth startup innovation within European universities, is now focussing on its next stage of support for student-led ventures following the close of a new GBP1.5million fund. Creator Fund has also secured further backing from Founders Factory and from Schmidt Futures, the
Rally Ventures, a specialist in business technology investing, has closed Rally IV, a USD250 million fund which will invest in Seed and Series A companies bringing innovative approaches to enterprise technology. Areas of focus will include cloud infrastructure, fintech, SaaS+ and security. Rally Ventures had oversubscribed demand for this fourth
Wellington Management (Wellington) has held the final close of its private equity strategy Wellington Hadley Harbor III with USD1.8 billion in commitments and up to USD400 million from co-investors to invest alongside the Fund.The Fund seeks capital appreciation by investing in private late-stage companies that need capital to sustain or
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