Brentwood Associates, a Los Angeles-based private equity investment firm, has held the final closing of Brentwood Associates Private Equity VI (Fund VI), with USD1.15 billion of capital commitments. Fund VI closed at its hard cap and exceeded its target of USD750 million. Fund VI is the largest fund raised by

Autotech Ventures, a specialist venture capital firm based in Silicon Valley, has closed its inaugural fund at USD120 million. The fund, which will invest in startups focused on ground transportation, was supported by both financial and corporate investors. Among the fund’s corporate investors are BorgWarner and Autoliv, as well as

HarbourVest Partners has held the final close of its fourth co-investment fund at its hard cap of USD1.75 billion. HarbourVest Partners Co-Investment IV, which had an original target of USD1.0 billion and hard cap of USD1.5 billion, was oversubscribed. The fund’s hard cap was raised from USD1.5 billion to USD1.75

NRD Capital Management (NRD), an Atlanta-based private equity firmhas closed NRD Partners II (NRDP II) with total investor limited partner commitments of USD104.5 million secured over the past four months, exceeding the fund’s target of USD100 million. NRD focuses on companies specialising in franchised and multi-location business models. With NRDP

Star Capital Partners (Star) has held the final close of Star Strategic Assets III (Star III) at EUR800 million. The Fund closed at its hard cap, following strong support from a diversified range of global investors in Europe, North America and Asia. Star III is the latest vehicle raised by