Hungarian private equity firm Euroventures Capital has achieved a €31 million first closing of its new fund, Euroventures Hungary III Limited Partnership.
Figures published for Asian private equity activity in 2003 reveal that a record $17.5bn was invested while fundraising was up eleven percent at $3bn.
Cambridge, Massachusetts venture firm General Catalyst Partners has closed a fund, its second institutional investment vehicle.
Close Brothers Growth Capital Fund II, which invests in UK SMEs using hybrid debt and equity structures, has raised £50m from four institutions.
The Carlyle Group has announced the final close of Carlyle Europe Real Estate Partners following a spate of deal activity in 2003.
The Carlyle Group has raised Y50bn ($470m) for its first Japanese buyout fund, with nearly 60 percent of the fund’s commitments coming from Japanese institutional investors.
Paris-based mid-market private equity firm Activa Capital has achieved a final closing of its latest fund at E162m, surpassing a E150m target.
The UK mid-market buyout firm has secured £153m from eleven investors on route to a £200m target, including a £75m cornerstone investment from former parent Zurich Financial.
The family office has announced plans to commit between E20m and E70m to a range of sector-focused private equity funds over the next three to four years.
Apax leads £15m Nexagent round; DVC, Motorola back UK software provider; Giza leads Cellectivity round; VCs back $15m CoreOptics investment
The UK-based small and mid-cap private equity investor has added ten new LPs to its investor base after reaching £72m at final close.
Global Life Science Ventures leads $13m biotech round; VCs back French semiconductor company; UK Web filtering firms lands £7.3m round; DVC leads $8.5m Klotz Digital investment; NBG exits Bulgarian DIY chain;
The oversubscribed fundraising for the French venture capital firm includes commitments from HarbourVest, Access Capital Partners and the European Investment Fund.
Risk capital provider CDC Capital Partners has appointed Zimbabwe’s former industry minister Nkosana Moyo as its new head of Africa.
The firm has received backing from 15 institutions at the final close of its oil & gas focused fund, including a E25m commitment from Société Générale Asset Management.