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Tikehau strengthens UK team with two senior promotions

The new appointments are expected to bolster Tikehau Capital’s fundraising capacities in the UK and to expand its relationships with local institutional investors, the firm said

True Ventures continues lightning fundraising pace with $840m double fund close

True Ventures has powered on with its hectic fundraising pace by hauling in $840m across two new investment vehicles.

OpenView Venture Partners strikes $450m Fund VI hard cap in huge boost to assets under management

Business software-focused investment house OpenView Venture Partners has hit a $450m hard cap close for its sixth fund.

Boldstart Ventures back in the fundraising market eyeing biggest fund yet

Boldstart Ventures is back in the fundraising market targeting its biggest-ever total through the launch of its fifth flagship investment vehicle.

Isomer Capital eyeing €250m for second European VC fund of funds raise

Isomer Capital has revealed a €250m-target for its second flagship fund of funds vehicle eyeing stakes in high-performing European venture capital managers.

Video: Travers Smith's Sam Kay on fundraising's paradigm shift

Unquote interviews Sam Kay from Travers Smith, finalist in the Law Firm Of The Year – Fund Structuring category for the 2020 British Private Equity Awards.

Unigestion Asia-Pacific private equity head Marchand hired by placement agent Campbell Lutyens

Global placement agent and fund advisor Campbell Lutyens has brought in Unigestion's Asia-Pacific private equity lead Eric Marchand.

THL’s former $17bn credit arm closes first fund since buyout by First Eagle Investment Management

Thomas H Lee Partners' former alternative credit business has closed its first fund since being bought by First Eagle Investment Management last December.

Arbor Grabs $1.7 Billion of Dry Powder

Arbor Investments has closed its fifth fund, Arbor Investments V LP (Arbor V), with $1.5 billion of outside capital commitments. The firm has also closed its second captive subordinated debt fund, Arbor Debt Opportunities Fund

Wind Point Partners Acquires Handgards

Wind Point Partners has acquired Handgards, a manufacturer of disposable products used in the foodservice sector. Handgards’ branded and private label products – sold through an independent sales representative network – include more than 200

Auerbach Funds strikes first close for $100m-targeting distressed, underperforming asset real estate fund

Auerbach Funds has hit a first close for its $100m-targeting third real estate private equity fund.

Private wealth managers must urgently increase use of tech or be left behind by competitors

Private wealth managers need to urgently increase their use of technology or risk being left behind by competitors, research from fintech firm Delio suggests.

Indigo Capital reveals €300m fund close as Alantra Capital buys up 49% stake in firm

Indigo Capital has revealed it closed its second flagship fundraise on €300m amid an announcement of a 49% buyout of the French firm by Alantra.

First Round Capital launches biggest fundraise yet, eyes up to $220m for Fund VIII

First Round Capital is back in the fundraising market eyeing up to $220m for its eighth flagship investment fund.

Macquarie continues infrastructure debt fund surge with €1.2bn sub-investment grade raise

Global infrastructure investment major Macquarie has hauled in about €1.2bn of new LP capital dedicated to investments in sub-investment grade infrastructure debt.

Arbor Investment lauds long-time food, beverage specialism after LPs commit $1.5bn to hefty new fund

Food and beverage-focused private equity house Arbor Investments has sealed a huge jump in fund size by raising $1.5bn of LP capital for its fifth flagship investment vehicle.

Covid forcing newer private equity firms out of fundraising while veteran operators raise huge amounts

European private equity fundraising activity has come roaring back in the third quarter thanks to a slew of big fund closes - but the coronavirus pandemic is forcing many less-established GPs out of the capital

HarbourVest collects over $8bn for new secondary fund

Secondaries vehicles have been one of the few bright spots for private equity fundraising in 2020

Education tech specialist Brighteye Ventures rides Covid distance learning boom with sophomore fundraise

European edtech investment specialist Brighteye Ventures has almost doubled its assets under management through a first close of its sophomore fund.

Q4 Fundraising Pipeline: UK

Unquote rounds up the most notable fundraises currently ongoing in the UK and Irish markets across the buyout, venture and secondaries spaces, with the latest available intel for each vehicle.

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