Fundraising

Bregal Investments, the investment vehicle for the Brenninkmeijer family fortune, has appointed Jan Faber as head of its new London office, on top of two other hires.

San Jose, California venture debt lender Western Technology Investment has launched its 11th fund, with the vehicle’s lower size echoing the state of the venture equity markets.

The San Francisco venture investor’s sixth fund will focus on both high technology and life sciences investments.

A group of executives from CSFB’s private equity arm have set up Diamond Castle Holdings and are seeking to raise between $1bn and $1.5 bn.

The Santa Monica, California firm’s newest fund will focus on long-term, special situations, including turnarounds, restructurings and bankruptcies.

The Toronto firm’s eighth fund is the largest private venture capital fund ever raised in Canada.

The Menlo Park, California-based IT and life sciences early-stage investor has announced the launch of its ninth fund, which closed in less than two months.

The Philadelphia firm’s new vehicle is focused on multi-stage life sciences companies and is the largest inaugural venture vehicle in the last year and half.

The Newton, Massachusetts private equity firm received key support from the endowments of Princeton and Yale universities.

MMC Capital, the private equity arm of Marsh & McLennan, has rounded up a new mega-fund for investments in the global insurance, employee benefits and financial services industries.