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Launches & Fundraising

Dawn raises USD400 million to invest in the future of enterprise software

Dawn Capital, a European venture capital fund dedicated to B2B software, has closed Dawn IV at the fund’s hard cap of EUR333 million/USD400 million.The fund was oversubscribed and closed within six months of launch, after receiving strong support from existing investors and attracting new investors from the US, Europe and

Muzinich & Co holds first close of Pan-European II Private Debt Fund

Muzinich & Co is pleased to announce the first close of the Muzinich Pan-European II Private Debt Fund, at EUR210 million.Like its predecessor vehicle, the Fund focuses on providing growth capital to lower middle-market companies to fund acquisitions, expansions and transitions in family and founder-owned businesses. The Fund follows on

Munich Private Equity Partners starts fundraising for fourth mid-cap buyout programme

Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP) has started fundraising for its fourth private equity program, MPEP IV, which offers institutional investors the opportunity to invest in two pre-built private equity fund portfolios.  Investors receive high visibility on the manager quality and expected portfolio construction, consequently the blind pool risk typically associated

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HSBC Vision Private Equity 2020 Fund closes on over USD260m

HSBC Global Asset Management has closed its HSBC Vision Private Equity 2020 Fund at just over USD260 million. Investors  in the fund, which will invest in a number of private equity opportunities from primaries and secondaries to direct co-investments, include HSBC Private Banking and HSBC Global AM’s institutional clients.  

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Lever VC holds first close of alternative protein fund

Lever VC, an alternative protein VC fund whose partners were investors in Beyond Meat, Impossible Foods and Memphis Meats, has held a first close of its first fund, which currently has USD23 million in commitments.

Panta Capital launches PE co-investment services with Rembuyung Fertiliser investment

Panta Capital has launched its Private Equity Co-Investment Service and its seed investment of EUR500,000 in fertiliser startup Rembuyung. Headquartered in Jakarta, with EUR23.3 million AUM, the firm will focus on raising private equity investment from Europe to co-invest in high growth companies and projects in Indonesia, combining in-country knowledge with

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Andros Capital Partners launches first fund, focused on energy

Texas-based private investment firm Andros Capital Partners has closed its energy-focused inaugural investment fund Andros Energy Capital LP at its USD250 million hard cap. Andros did not use a placement agent or any outside advisor in connection with the capital raise. Partners Michael De Voe Piazza and Phillip Isom of

Pravati Capital launches fifth litigation finance fund with USD200m

Pravati Capital, a litigation specialist and consulting firm, has launched its fifth investment fund, Pravati Investment Fund V (Fund V), with USD200 million. Fund V follows four of Pravati’s successful funds launched over the span of seven years. The new fund offers, for the first time, non-US and US-tax exempt qualified

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