Acton Capital, Munich-based growth venture capital investor, has held the final closing of its new Acton Fund V at USD215 million (EUR193 million). Building upon the success of its previous funds, the new fund will focus on tech-enabled business models and startups in their growth stage.   Since the first

Bolt, a European on-demand transportation platform, has launched a dedicated environmental impact fund with seed capital of EUR10 million aimed at initiatives which deliver global social and environmental benefits. The fund’s first transaction will finance a forest creation project that plants trees to increase natural carbon sequestration, increase biodiversity, stop

Investcorp, a global alternative investments manager, China Resources, an owner and distributor of food brands in Greater China, and Fung Strategic Holdings Limited, a member of Fung Investments, have jointly launch a private equity platform dedicated solely to investing in food brands in Asia, specifically China, Singapore and greater Southeast Asia.

HarbourVest Partners, a global private markets asset manager, has held the final close of the CAD300 million HarbourVest Canada Growth Fund II. The fund, formed under the Government of Canada’s Venture Capital Catalyst Initiative (VCCI) to increase the availability of venture capital in the country, was oversubscribed and closed at

Private equity firm OpenGate Capital has closed its second institutional fund, OpenGate Capital Partners II & II-A, at approximately USD585 million, thirty per cent above the fund’s initial target of USD450 million. The new fund supports OpenGate’s on-going strategy to invest in lower middle market businesses throughout North America and

Brookfield Asset Management has closed its latest flagship global private equity fund, Brookfield Capital Partners V (BCP V) with total equity commitments of USD9 billion. Based on strong investor demand, BCP V attracted total capital commitments exceeding the original USD7 billion fundraising target. BCP V’s predecessor fund closed in 2016 with

Altas Partners (Altas) has held the final closing of its second fund, Altas Partners Holdings II with USD3 billion of limited partner capital commitments. The fund closed at its hard cap and was oversubscribed. “We are grateful for the enthusiastic response to the Fund,” says Andrew Sheiner, Founder and Managing

KKR has held the final closing of European Fund V, a EUR5.8 billion fund focused on private equity-related transactions in the core markets of Western Europe. KKR will be investing USD400 million of capital alongside investors through the Firm’s balance sheet and employee commitments. Johannes Huth, Member and Head of

Motive Partners has held the final close of its inaugural fund, Motive Capital Fund I (MCFI), with more than USD473 million in capital commitments. MCFI is managed by Motive Partners and is the firm’s debut private equity fund focusing on growth and buyout opportunities in financial and business services technology companies.

Venture capital firm BIP Capital has closed BIP Capital Venture Fund IV, with USD101 million in capital commitments, surpassing its target of USD100 million. Venture Fund IV will provide Series A and Series B financing for market-disrupting B2B SaaS and tech-enabled services companies focused on Enterprise SaaS, Healthcare IT, Digital Media,