Macfarlanes has advised Muzinich & Co, a corporate credit management specialist, on the launch of its first European Long-Term Investment Fund (ELTIF), Muzinich Firstlight Middle Market ELTIF, which has held its first closing at more than EUR140 million. This fund will seek to invest mostly in syndicated loans and private

WILsquare Capital, a lower-middle market private equity firm, has held a final close on WILsquare Capital Partners Fund II, at USD190 million. The fund’s USD150 million target was significantly oversubscribed within three months of fundraising. Managing Partner Bill Willhite says: “We are pleased with the quick response received from investors,

RA Capital Management (RA Capital) has held the first and final closing of its inaugural venture fund, RA Capital Nexus Fund (Nexus), at just over USD300 million, boosting RA Capital’s private deal capacity to nearly USD1 billion and total assets under management to approximately USD2.5 billion. Nexus is expected to

RoundTable Healthcare Partners (RoundTable), an operating-oriented private equity firm focused exclusively on the healthcare industry, has closed its fifth equity fund at USD700 million in capital commitments. RoundTable closed its first equity fund of USD400 million in March 2002, its second equity fund of USD500 million in March 2005, its

Carey Olsen’s investment funds team in Guernsey, together with fund administration specialist Private Equity Administrators Limited (PEA), have assisted Creandum on the establishment of Creandum V, a EUR265 million venture fund focusing on early-stage opportunities across Europe. Following strong demand from existing and new investors, Creandum V was heavily oversubscribed

Warburg Pincus, a global private equity firm focused on growth investing, has held the final close of Warburg Pincus China-Southeast Asia II a USD4.25 billion companion fund that will invest in Chinese and Southeast Asian portfolio companies alongside Warburg Pincus Global Growth (WPGG), a USD14.8 billion global, growth-focused private equity

Arlington Capital Partners a US private equity investment firm focused on government-regulated sectors, has held the final close of its latest fund, Arlington Capital Partners V with total capital commitments of approximately USD1.7 billion – hitting the Fund’s hard cap.  The fundraise, which was significantly oversubscribed, successfully reached its final

HSBC Private Banking has held the successful close of Vision Private Equity 2019 – the first in a new programme of annual Vision Funds providing private clients with access to primary, secondary and direct co-investments across multiple geographies, sectors and strategies. With over USD250 million raised globally, the Fund has

European venture capital firm Dawn has closed the Dawn Capital Opportunities Fund at USD125 million. The fund will see the firm double down on investments in the most promising European tech companies in Dawn’s portfolio and elsewhere, with a specific focus on C-rounds and beyond. The new fund, which is