Sorenson Capital, based in Salt Lake City, will invest in small- to mid-sized companies in the Western US with the help of a former American football star.
The Bethesda, Maryland venture capital firm touted its ties to the Washington DC research and development scene.
The sector specialist has appointed Massimo Prelz Oltramonti as senior advisor to focus on telecommunications and electronic media investments.
Vintage Venture Partners, a private equity secondaries investor focused on Israel, has completed the final closing of its debut fund with $64m of commitments.
The New York middle market firm has sold transmission parts and services franchiser Cottman to American Capital Strategies as it proceeds to harvest Fund II.
Mid-market European private equity firm Waterland has exceeded its €150m target for a new fund dedicated to medium sized investments in the Benelux and Rhineland regions.
Explorer Investments has held an initial close on €50m of its debut Explorer I fund, aimed at helping Portuguese companies invest in Spain.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts firm’s Fund II exceeds the previous $630m vehicle and is targeting middle market LBOs in the industrial sector.
Carlyle Group and Riverstone Holdings have closed their second energy fund, Carlyle/Riverstone Global Energy & Power Fund II, on $1.1 billion.
The largest mezzanine fund raised in Canada brings capital managed by the Toronto-based private equity arm of TD Bank Financial to about C$2.6bn.
Woody Benson joins the Westwood, Massachusetts early stage venture capital firm after heading Lazard Technology Partners’ Boston office.
The Paris-headquartered European secondaries investor has announced the final closing of its third fund to focus exclusively on Europe.
The financial giant’s newest fund will focus on US investments and European buyout funds.
The Boston- and Palo Alto-based venture capital firm closes its Fund IV with significant commitments from European and Japanese investors.
The New York middle-market turnaround specialist raises more than double its previous fund and surpasses its initial target of $350 million.