Bay Partners X has secured $475m with significant investments from European investors.
German VTSI has raised E23.7m in its second round of financing. Mercury Private Equity invested alongside DB Investor and Candover.
The fund is targeting $300m and expects to announce a final closing during the first quarter of 2001.
Taking control of Easdaq would give Nasdaq the opportunity to expand its presence in Europe.
Management of Carter and Carter, a consultancy to the automotive industry, has also taken a broader equity holding.
The latest addition to Royal Bank of Scotland's private equity business will invest in enterprise application and communication software, internet infrastructure and hardware infrastructure.
Barclays Private Equity has closed its second deal in a week with the management buy-out of UK-based delivery company Nightfreight.
The investment company has acquired a 60 per cent stake in Croatian shipping company Tankerska, the largest private equity transaction in the region to date.
Close Brothers Corporate Finance has set up a corporate restructuring group to offer ‘US style restructuring advice combined with practical experience of European markets issues'.
Kirch is working on an improved takeover offer for the media group. The consortium including private equity funds Morgan Grenfell Private Equity and Hellman & Friedman also remains in contention.