Fundraising

Terra Firma Capital Partners is set to sign terms to acquire German property group Viterra for €7 billion in Europe’s largest private equity deal to date.

The private equity arm of Credit Suisse First Boston has closed its third secondary fund on $2.4 billion to invest in buyout, venture capital and real estate partnerships.

The US buyout giant has given up its attempts to raise a $300m Russian fund due to lack of investor interest.

The New York-based mezzanine firm closed its fourth fund on $800m, four times as large as its last vehicle.

The UK lower mid-market private equity firm has capped its second fund just seven months after launch and well ahead of an initial £200m target.

The Spanish-based private equity group has held a first close on €51m of its second fund devoted to Bulgaria and Romania.

Guggenheim Aviation Partners has closed a new fund to purchase used passenger planes, partnering Guggenheim Capital with a group of aircraft lease experts.

Israel-focused venture firm Benchmark Capital has closed its $250m Fund II while Israel’s Carmel Ventures has raised $200m for its second fund.

CVC Asia Pacific has closed the largest private equity fund ever raised for investment in the Asia Pacific region on almost $2bn.

The Greenwich, Connecticut-based leveraged buyout firm has closed their third fund on $650m, surpassing the firm’s original target by $50m.