Private Equity News & Analysis

OPENED & CLOSED

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OPENED & CLOSED

FUNDS OPENED
FUND MANAGER FUND TYPE OF FUND GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
NO.
HSBC Partners Group HSBC Investment Management 1 Private equity Global
Burrill Life Sciences Capital Fund III Burrill & Company 3 Venture Global
Quartilium Mezzanine Quartilium 1 Fund of funds Europe, US
Nextfund II Nextfund Capital 2 Venture France
FUNDS CLOSED
FUND MANAGER FUND TYPE OF FUND GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS
no.
BlueRun Ventures III BlueRun Ventures 3 Venture capital Global
AXA LBO Fund III AXA Private Equity 3 Buyout Europe
Polaris II Polaris Private Equity 2 Private equity Denmark, Sweden
Sofinnova Capital V Sofinnova Partners 5 Venture capital Europe
Barclays Private Equity II Barclays Private Equity 2 Private equity Europe
Century Park Capital Partners II Century Park Advisers 2 Private equity US
Kayne Anderson III Kayne Anderson 3 Private equity US
Capital Advisors
Babcock & Brown Capital Babcock & Brown 1 Private equity Australia
Industri Kapital 2004 Fund Industri Kapital 5 Buyout Europe
Unigestion Investments IV Unigestion 4 Fund of funds Europe
LLR Equity Partners II LLR Partners 2 Private equity US
Doughty Hanson IV Doughty Hanson 4 Buyout Europe
BHC Interim Funding II Brooks Houghton 2 Mezzanine US
Interim Funding
Clessidra Capital IV Clessidra Capital Partners 1 Private equity Italy

SECTOR FOCUSTARGET FINALCONTACTTOTALAll sectors$25 millionLife sciences$300 – $500 millionAll sectorsN/aDidier Levy-RueffTechnologyo30 – 50 millionMaurice KhawamEach month Private Equity International, and its sister onlinepublication PrivateEquityOnline.com, monitor private equity firms that areraising new funds. Here we track those funds that have recentlylaunched their most recent fund(s) as well as those firms that haveannounced a recent close for a fund they have been raising.SECTOR FOCUS1ST/2ND/FINALTARGET FINALAMOUNT CLOSEDCLOSEDLPs COMMITTEDCLOSETOTALTechnologyFirst$350 millionFeb-05Not disclosedAll sectorsFinalo500 milliono500 millionFeb-05Not disclosedAll sectorsFirsto180 millionFeb-05ATP Private Equity,Danica Pension, Danske Bank,Islandsbanki & othersLife sciences and ITFinalo350 milliono385 millionFeb-05Alplnvest, BP Pension Fund,HarbourVest, LGT, PartnersGroup, The Wellcome Trust& othersAll sectorsFinalo1.4 billiono1.65 billionFeb-05Allianz, Alplnvest, SVG Diamond,Pantheon Ventures, Standard LifeInvestments & othersAll sectorsFinal$265 millionFeb-05Not disclosedEnergyFinal$400 -$550 millionFeb-05Not disclosed$500 millionAll sectorsFinalA$1 billionFeb-05Not disclosedAll sectorsFinalo2.5 billiono825 millionFeb-05Not disclosedAll sectorsFinalo150 milliono200 millionFeb-05DEVK, Ecureil, La Mondial& othersAll sectorsFinal$300 million$360 millionJan-05Pennsylvania State Employees’Retirement System & othersAll sectorsFinalo3 billiono1.6 billionJan-05HarbourVest, Morley FundManagement, Pantheon Ventures,Partners Group & othersAll sectorsFinal$150 million$200 millionJan-05Not disclosedAll sectorsFinalo800 millionJan-05Telecom Italia, AssicurazoniGenerali, Unicredito Italiano,CGU, ABN AMRO & others