Zurich-based venture capital firm Founderful has hit a $140m final close for its oversubscribed second fund, nine months after rebranding from Wingman Ventures.
Pension giant CalPERS has made more than $6.4bn of new private equity and debt fund investments, with RedBird Capital scoring a significant portion of that capital.
European PE firm Inflexion has agreed to pick up a stake in Finanzen.net Group, a digital broker and financial information portal in the DACH region, from media major Axel Springer.
Chicago Ventures has raised $80m across its new flagship fund and an opportunity vehicle to target early-stage startups in overlooked industries and geographies.
Bek Ventures has raised $250m for its first fund since rebranding from Earlybird Digital East Fund, targeting early-stage tech startups across Central and Eastern Europe.
Mid-market PE house Transom Capital has more than doubled the size of its last fundraise through a $675m final close of its fourth flagship investment vehicle.
Asset management major Neuberger Berman has brought in Goldman Sachs' former Saudi Arabia CEO Khalid Albdah as its head of Middle East, North Africa and New Markets.