Zero2IPO, a research firm that tracks the Chinese venture capital market, is working with Silicon Valley’s Startup Capital Ventures to raise a VC fund.Zero2IPO, which is based in Beijing, filed a document with the Securities and Exchange Commission declaring its intent to raise the fund, which is listed as Zero2IPO China Angel Fund I and […]
True Ventures, a venture firm based in San Francisco, has raised $77 million for its first fund, according to a regulatory filing. The firm expects to close on $100 million by the end of the year. The fund counts Paul Capital Partners, Sequoia Holdings and Park Street Capital among its 22 accredited investors. Founded by […]
Six-year-old RWI Ventures is halfway toward completing the close of its second fund, according to a recent regulatory filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Menlo Park, Calif.-based early stage firm has raised nearly $52 million of its targeted $100 million fund from 24 investors. The fund is on par with the firm’s previous […]
Swiss alternative asset specialists Partners Group has raised €282m for its final close of Partners Group Global Mezzanine 2005, beating its €250m target. The fund will aim to invest 70% in mezzanine funds, with the remaining 30% focused on direct mezzanine tranches on private equity backed deals. Partners Group has already committed 55% of the […]
German mid-market buyout firm Deutsche Beteiligungs AG (DBAG) has made €98m following the IPO of portfolio company Bauer, a German building company, on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The initial share price for Bauer at IPO was €16.75 per share, towards the bottom of its €16.50 to €21.50 offer range, raising €135m and giving it a […]
ABN AMRO Capital is acquiring Amtico International, a manufacturer of high end flooring, from Electra Private Equity in a secondary buyout transaction. The sale of the £98.25m business is expected to complete in four weeks. As a result of the buyout, ABN AMRO Capital will acquire a 56% stake in Amtico. The company’s management team […]
Gilde Healthcare Partners, the Dutch venture firm, has held a first closing of Gilde Healthcare II (GHC II) on €85m, with a final closing on at least €125m anticipated later in the year. Banks invested 47% of the capital raised so far, with fund-of-funds investing 24%, pension funds 11%, 6% from biotech cross-over funds and […]
Robeco Private Equity and Rabobank Corporate Social Responsibility have closed the Robeco Sustainable Private Equity fund on target at US$200m. The fund has the mandate to commit to private equity fund investments and co-investments in the following industry sectors: energy, water, waste, food and health, and will be internationally diversified across all stages of private […]
Sovereign Capital Partners has realised its investment in specialist education provider SENAD Group through the sale of the business in a £130m (US$239.5m) deal to an unnamed corporate buyer. The transaction has generated an IRR of 110% and represents a return of 6x money. This is the first exit from the £120m Sovereign Capital Limited […]
Its fourth fund reaches a first closing of £5m