Chinese energy giant Sinopec has unveiled a RMB5bn ($690m) hydrogen-focused venture capital fund, marking the largest such vehicle dedicated to the sector in China to date, according to a report by Reuters.
Adams Street Partners, a private markets investment firm with over $62bn in assets under management, has held the final close of its oversubscribed European Venture Fund, securing more than €270m in capital commitments, and significantly exceeding its fundraising target.
Luxembourg-based global venture capital firm Runa Capita has opened a Paris office. Max Corbani, who recently joined Runa Capital as a Senior Associate, will lead the growth of its investment focus in the French startup ecosystem.
Venture capital executives are more cautiously optimistic on their fundraising prospects for this year, in contrast with a comparatively downbeat outlook among private equity peers, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence’s new 2023 Private Equity Outlook Survey. The report surveyed a total of 511 private equity, venture capital and limited
Blue Cloud Ventures (BCV) has held the final close of its oversubscribed fourth fund, Blue Cloud Ventures IV at USD350 million including co-investment commitments from its LPs.
Growth equity investor Gresham House Ventures has sold its stake in Vian Marketing, the holding company for stand-up paddleboard owner Tushingham Sails, best known for its Red Paddle Co brand.
South African investors are showing a growing appetite for private markets investments, including private equity opportunities, according to local investment advisor, RisCura Solutions.
Nauta Capital, the pan-European Venture Capital firm investing in capital-efficient B2B software companies, has made the final close of its oversubscribed fifth fund at EUR190 million. With a EUR120 million first closed in 2020 – at the height of global pandemic – the fund’s final close brings the firm’s
US investment consultant, Meketa Investment Group, is witnessing an increase in interest in venture capital strategies, particularly at the late stage, as allocators look to harness their investments to early-stage opportunities.
QED Investors, a global fintech venture capital firm, has closed a significantly oversubscribed seventh fund (Fund VII), with capital commitments of USD1.05 billion.
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