Centurion Capital has achieved a first and final closing of its debut private equity fund on €150m. The fund will aim to exploit the convergence of Europe’s economies and expansion of the European Union.
The UK mid-market private equity firm has appointed a new business development manager to focus on intermediaries.
Alpinvest, CalPERS and the EBRD are among the institutions that have signed up for Enterprise Investors’ fifth and largest fund to date.
Opera, the Italian private equity firm that invests in lifestyle and luxury goods firms, has announced a partnership with the private equity arm of US investment bank Bear Stearns Cos.
Three venture capitalists, combining talent from NEA, Trinity Ventures and Battery Ventures, have teamed up to back early-stage tech businesses.
Bono, the singer for rock group U2, will reportedly be a managing director at Silicon Valley ‘venture buyout’ firm Elevation Partners, launched by former Silver Lake Partners co-founder Roger McNamee.
Claudio Aguirre Pemán, a former head of Spanish operations at Merrill Lynch, has joined Spanish private equity investor Mercapital to help the firm raise and invest capital.
The US-headquartered private equity firm has realised almost 4x its original investment in one of the largest European technology transactions of 2004.
Atlas Venture, the international early-stage venture capital investor, has announced that Jeff Fagnan will join its Waltham, Massachusetts office as a partner in August.
The Silicon Valley venture capital firm has brought funds under management to more than $1bn and will continue to focus on early-stage tech startups.
Gamma Capital Partners, the Austrian technology investor, has announced the final closing of its second venture fund on €17.25m.
Electra Partners Europe and Englefield Capital have acquired Global Solutions, the UK-based facilities management division of Group 4 Falck, for £207.5m
The Massachusetts venture capital firm has announced that Jon Auerbach and Fergal Mullen will continue to focus on the wireless and software sectors, respectively, as general partners.
The San Francisco-based placement agent and private equity consultant has named Kelly DePonte partner. The firm also completed fundraising for client W Capital Partners.
The German mid-market private equity firm has held a first closing of its second fund with commitments of €74m, secured from new and returning financial institutions.