Yotta Capital Partners, a French private equity house dedicated to the next generation of industrial innovations, has beaten its target for its Smart Industry Fund through a €101m first close.
Italian energy efficiency investment specialist FIEE has hit a €127.5m first close for its new fundraise thanks to backing from the European Investment Bank.
Finnish venture capital house Superhero Capital has hit a €30m first close for its sophomore fund.
Macquarie has launched a €200m infrastructure fund alongside global insurer MAPFRE and financial advice and asset management firm Abante.
Isomer Capital has picked up a €75m cornerstone commitment for its newly-launched second fund targeting early-stage tech-focused European venture capital managers.
Tectonic Ventures is back in the fundraising market looking to raise up to $75m for its sophomore investment vehicle.
Munich Private Equity Partners has made a rapid return to fundraising for a new flagship fund of funds, just a couple of months after wrapping up its predecessor vehicle.
Webster Equity Partners is reportedly eyeing up to $1bn for healthcare investments through the raise of its debut fund solely dedicated to the sector.
Indian VC investment firm 3one4 Capital is targeting INR7.5bn ($100m) through the launch of its fifth fundraise.
Investment house Muzinich & Co is already back with the follow-up to its debut pan-European private debt fund raised two years ago, and has reached a first close for the new fund.
Central and East Africa-focused fund manager XSML has hit a $54m first close for its third fundraise targeting the region.
Consumer-focused buyout house L Catterton has hauled in more than $3.7bn for its ninth flagship fundraise, putting it within touching distance of its goal.
European private equity investor Access Capital Partners has hit a first close for its €300m-targeting sophomore buyout co-investment fundraise.
Private equity firm Blackstone Group is reportedly about to acquire genealogy provider Ancestry.com in a $4.7bn deal. The deal will include debt and would mark the first acquisition made from Blackstone’s Blackstone Capital Partners VIII
Healthcare-focused venture capital house Questa Capital has beaten its initial $300m target for its sophomore fundraise.
Real estate-focused private equity house Whitman Peterson has hauled in $160m so far towards its fourth flagship fundraise.
Stafford Capital Partners has pulled in more than €150m for the first close of its fourth infrastructure secondaries fundraise.
American Capital spin-out Northlane Capital Partners has pulled past the $250m mark for its inaugural independent fundraise.
Nordic Capital has shrugged off the potential dangers of launching a flagship fundraise amid the coronavirus pandemic by beating its €5bn target through a first close, it has been reported.
Boston-based buyout house Berkshire Partners is back in the market for what could be its biggest-ever fundraise, with a reported target of $6.5bn.
