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Launches & Fundraising

Private Equity fund raising: A Guernsey perspective

The last two years have been a boon for global private equity managers. In 2017, total net new assets reached USD552 billion according to Preqin, and although slightly down in 2018, the asset class still attracted USD426 billion.  With close to USD1 trillion in net inflows, it seems investors can’t

RIO Investment Partners launches new agri-food VC fund

RIO Investment Partners (RIO) is pleased to announce the launch of a new venture capital fund focused on Agri-Food investing across the North American ag-tech and food-tech value chain.  RIO invests in growth stage companies operating in the various segments of the agri-food tech continuum and seeking capital of USD3

Ergon announces the final closing of Ergon Capital Partners IV at over EUR580 million

Mid-market investor Ergon has held the final closing of Ergon Capital Partners IV, SCSP (ECP IV) with capital commitments in excess of EUR580 million. Based on strong demand from investors, ECP IV significantly exceeded its target of EUR500 million. ECP IV, Ergon’s first institutional fundraise, attracted both existing and new

Ufenau capital holds final closing of Ufenau VI German Asset Light at EUR560m

Ufenau Capital Partners has held the final close of Ufenau VI German Asset Lights – plus parallel funds – at EUR560 million hard cap.  Ufenau Capital Partners is a small cap private equity firm investing in German-speaking Europe. It invests predominantly in succession situations of asset light businesses in the

Nautic Partners closes USD1.5bn fundraise for ninth fund

Mid-market private equity firm Nautic Partners (Nautic) has completed the final closing of Nautic Partners IX (Nautic IX) at the fund’s hard cap of USD1.5 billion in limited partner commitments. The fund was oversubscribed due to strong support from both existing and new institutional investors. “We are pleased by the

Aztec Group to administer EUR2.5bn Altor Fund V

Independent fund and corporate services provider, the Aztec Group, has been selected by Altor to provide administration and depositary services to Altor Fund V, a fund domiciled in Sweden and whose Manager is regulated as an AIFM by the Swedish Financial Services Authority. Focused on investing in and developing mid-market

Novalpina Capital closes inaugural fund at EUR1bn

Novalpina Capital has held the final closing of its first fund, Novalpina Capital Partners I SCSp, with total commitments in excess of its target of EUR1 billion. Novalpina Capital is an independent European private equity firm that invests in middle market companies. The firm was founded by Stephen Peel, Stefan

GED reaches EUR100m first close for new lower mid-market private equity fund

Spanish lower mid-market firm GED Capital has reached a EUR100 million first close for its new private equity vehicle GED VI España. The fund, which was registered with the National Securities Commission (CNMV) earlier this month, has a target size of EUR175 million. All of the LPs in GED’s latest

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