EQT raises private equity fund in tough market
Swedish private equity firm EQT AB has raised about €15bn so far for its new flagship fund despite wider economic and fundraising headwinds. The buyout firm has received commitments for about 70pc of the fund’s maximum cap of €21.5bn by the first close, according to a letter to investors seen by Bloomberg News. EQT expects […]
DTCP holds second close of Digital Infrastructure Vehicle II at about €1B
DTCP has held the second closing of its Digital Infrastructure Vehicle II (DIV II) with around €1 billion of capital commitments. The Fund was launched in June 2021 and has raised additional capital from new, leading international investors, including BlackRock and abrdn, as well as a sovereign wealth fund from the Middle East and various […]
Ampersand closes oversubscribed fund at $1.2B hard cap
Ampersand Capital Partners has held the final closing of the firm’s latest fund, Ampersand 2022 (AMP-22) Limited Partnership, with $1.2 billion in limited partner commitments. This fund, which is Ampersand’s eleventh primary fund since 1992, was significantly oversubscribed and held a single close less than three months after launch. Ampersand secured commitments from a diversified […]
SoftBank-backed Tridge scores $2.7bn valuation in the latest investment round
Softbank-backed Tridge said it has secured funding round at a postmoney valuation of $2.7bn. The latest funding, led by South Korean private equity firm DSAsset, brings Tridge’s total financing to $111.7m since its inception in 2015. The new valuation represents about 440%, or 5.4x, increase over Tridge’s postmoney valuation of $500 million in July 2021 […]
UK-based start-ups raised $18B VC funding Jan-Jul 2022, finds GlobalData
Apart from being the top European market, the UK is also among the top five markets for global venture capital (VC) funding activity, found GlobalData. According to the data and analytics company, a total of 1,083 VC funding deals were announced in the UK during January-July 2022 while the disclosed funding value of these deals […]
RiverGlade Capital closes $453m Healthcare Fund II
RiverGlade Capital (RiverGlade), a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has closed its latest fund, RiverGlade Capital Fund II (Fund II), which was over-subscribed and exceeded both its target size and initial cap with $453 million of total capital commitments. RiverGlade’s founders have invested in healthcare services together for over 20 years and will continue to remain […]
Ampersand closes oversubscribed fund at $1.2 Billion hard cap
Ampersand Capital Partners is pleased to announce the closing of the firm’s latest fund, Ampersand 2022 (“AMP-22”) Limited Partnership, with $1.2 billion in limited partner commitments. This fund, which is Ampersand’s eleventh primary fund since 1992, was significantly oversubscribed and held a single close less than three months after launch. Ampersand secured commitments from a diversified and […]
Thompson Street Capital Partners closes sixth PE fund at over $1.5B in commitments
Thompson Street Capital Partners (TSCP) has closed its sixth committed capital investment fund, Thompson Street Capital Partners VI LP (TSCP VI) with total commitments in excess of the fund’s $1.5 billion target. Commitments to TSCP VI came from a well-respected and diverse group of new and existing global limited partners, including leading public, corporate and […]
Arsenal Capital raises $5.4B for two new funds
Arsenal Capital Partners, a leading private equity firm that specializes in investments in industrial growth and healthcare companies, announced today that it has completed fundraising for two new funds, totaling $5.4bn in capital commitments. Arsenal Capital Partners VI closed with $4.3bn in capital commitments, well exceeding its $3bn target of limited partner commitments and well […]
EagleTree Capital eyes up to $2.1B for new flagship fund, reaches first close
Eagletree Capital is reportedly eyeing up to a $2.1bn hard cap for its sixth flagship buyout fund, almost double the total it raised for its last vehicle in the series. The firm has set a $1.6bn target for EagleTree Partners VI according to an SEC filing for the fundraise, almost 50% larger than the $1.1bn […]
