<p>Amicus Capital Partners, the growth capital private equity fund founded by former Carlyle India managing director Mahesh Parasuraman and Sunil Theckath Vasudevan, former partner of India Value Fund Advisors, has raised about $90 million (Rs600 crore) as first close of its $200 million fund.</p> <p>Amicus, which was launched in March 2015, has seen commitments from large European family offices and multilateral institutions.</p>