Fundraising

After making two initial investments from the fund, the Roy Disney-led Burbank, California firm has closed it oversubscribed.

The Nordic private equity firm has thus far raised €69m for CapMan RE II, a real estate vehicle focused ondevelopment in Finland.

3i, a global private equity firm, has reported £627m of realisations and £568m of investments in its pre-close period briefing. The firm expects to close its €5bn fifth European mid-market fund in the next few weeks.

The Madrid-based private equity firm has held a final close on its third fund, passing its original target of €200 million.

The US private equity firm is spending £410m on a central London office building.

The increasingly global private equity giant will use a Moscow base to pursue investments throughout Russia and Eastern Europe.

Southern Cross, an Australian venture capital firm that was established only at the start of the year, has held a first close for an early-stage technology fund on A$100 million.

The Nordic alternative assets investor has followed up an exit earlier this week with an acquisition today.

The US bank remains deliberately vague on the details, but in an interview its chief financial officer confirmed plans to reverse its 2004 decision to abandon private equity investing.

Stockholm-based Aberdeen Property Investors has announced a $91m first close for its Asia real estate fund of funds vehicle.