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Goodyear launches new VC fund focused on future mobility solutions

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has launched a new venture capital fund, Goodyear Ventures, with USD100 million targeted for new investments in future mobility solutions over the next 10 years. Goodyear Ventures will continue and expand Goodyear’s growing relationships in new mobility, with a focus on partnering and investing in

EV Growth closes USD250m fund

EV Growth, a Singapore headquartered venture capital firm, has hit the hard cap of its first fund at USD250 million, exceeding the firm’s initial USD150 million target.  This milestone is the result of the firm’s admission of new Limited Partners (LPs) which include several Asian based family offices and two

Graycliff closes USD350m buyout fund

Graycliff Partners has held the final closing of the firm’s fourth private equity fund, Graycliff Private Equity Partners IV LP (GPEP IV). The oversubscribed fund closed at its hard cap of USD350 million in limited partner commitments.

Adams Street Partners holds final close of 2019 Global Fund

Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment management firm with USD40 billion of assets under management, has held the final closing of the Adams Street 2019 Partnership Fund Program at approximately USD740 million in capital commitments. The global fund program received strong demand from investors worldwide, with commitments from both

Värde Partners raises nearly USD2.5bn for 13th flagship fund

Värde Partners, a global alternative investment firm, has raised its 13th flagship vehicle, Värde Fund XIII, with USD2.47 billion in commitments. The Fund exceeded its USD2 billion target and will have the flexibility to invest in a range of credit and credit-related assets globally across liquid traded credit, special situations,

Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano holds EUR55m final close

Fondo Agroalimentare Italiano (FAI) has held its final close with commitments of EUR55 million. Sponsored by Unigrains, the Fund’s subscribers include French, Italian and Swiss institutional investors and family offices as well as several Italian entrepreneurs. FAI invests in minority stakes either in growth capital transactions or in buyout transactions

Kempen holds final close of European Private Equity Fund at EUR192.5 million

Kempen Capital Management has held the final close of the Kempen European Private Equity Fund, at EUR192.5 million in committed capital, bringing the fund to its maximum capacity. ‘We are enormously proud of the confidence that our participants have entrusted us with,’ says Sven Smeets, co-head Private Markets. ‘At the

Macfarlanes advises Muzinich & Co on first ELTIF

Macfarlanes has advised Muzinich & Co, the corporate credit management specialist, on a leverage facility for its first European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), Muzinich Firstlight Middle Market ELTIF. This fund invests mostly in syndicated loans and private debt instruments, and may also invest in bonds and junior investment opportunities. As

CapStreet Group closes USD500m Fund V

The CapStreet Group (CapStreet), a Houston, Texas based private equity firm that invests in privately held, lower middle-market companies, has held the final closing of CapStreet V, at its hard cap, with total commitments of USD500 million. CapStreet V exceeded its original target of USD400 million with commitments from a

Omega Funds raises USD438m in sixth fund to invest in the future of medicine

Omega Funds, an international investment firm focused on delivering impactful medicines to patients, has closed Omega Fund VI with USD438 million in capital commitments. Fund VI will continue to execute on the firm’s strategy of creating and investing in life sciences companies that target the most urgent medical needs. Since

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