Industry Ventures an investment firm focused on the venture capital market, has held the final closing of Industry Ventures Direct II, with total commitments of USD180 million. The Fund will continue the same strategy of making direct investments into early- and mid-stage technology companies alongside 80 seed and early-stage fund managers
UK-focused primary buyout specialist Kester Capital has closed its latest fund, Kester Capital II, at its hard cap of GBP90 million within a nine month fundraising period. Kester Capital was advised on the fundraising, which was oversubscribed, by placement agent Elm Capital and Travers Smith, who provided legal advice. Investors
Carey Olsen’s corporate team in Guernsey has advised Tembo Capital (Tembo) on the launch of its latest fund, Tembo Capital Mining Fund III (Tembo Fund III), which has a fundraising target of USD300 million.A Guernsey closed-ended investment scheme, Tembo Fund III will follow a similar investment strategy as Tembo’s first
Fund administration, capital markets, corporate and fiduciary services specialist Ocorian has assisted Pacific Equity Partners (PEP) in the closing of its 6th Core Fund (Fund VI), with AUD2.5 billion of commitments.PEP is the largest private markets fund manager in Australasia and this impressive fundraising effort means that they have achieved
North East university partnership Northern Accelerator is launching a new GBP1.7 million Seed Investment Fund that aims to grow the region’s economy, building on its successful record of creating innovative spin-out businesses.The Seed Investment Fund, managed by Northstar Ventures, will officially launch on 4 August, with the first deals to
Ocean Avenue Capital Partners (OACP) has completed fundraising for Ocean Avenue Fund IV. The Fund had a USD300 million target and received limited partner commitments at its hard cap of USD350 million.
AlbionVC managed UCL Technology Fund, in collaboration with UCL Business, has held the first close of Fund 2, with a GBP100 million target.
Vitruvian Partners (Vitruvian) has closed Vitruvian Investment Partnership IV (VIP IV) at its hard cap of EUR4.0 billion. The hard cap was reached in under three months from formal launch of the fundraising.VIP IV is one of the largest funds focused on supporting high growth companies in the middle market.
Swiss impact investment manager BlueOrchard Finance Ltd (BlueOrchard) has held the final close of the InsuResilience Investment Fund (IIF) Private Equity Sub-Fund, an initiative to improve access to climate insurance across the developing world. The fund has already made six investments across emerging markets, helping to protect more than 20 million
The Untitled Ventures, a seed and pre-seed stage VC investor that focuses on breakthrough technologies from Eastern Europe, is raising a new fund which will invest in early growth stage tech companies in the CEE region. The firm has offices in London, Moscow and Riga, acting as a venture capital
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