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JUNE 21, 2024

Charlesbank Capital Partners, a middle-market private investment firm, announced today that it has successfully completed fundraising for Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund II. TOF I is fully invested across 12 platform transactions.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Charlesbank Capital Partners, a middle-market private investment firm, announced today that it has successfully completed fundraising for Charlesbank Technology Opportunities Fund II. TOF I is fully invested across 12 platform transactions.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

Anduril Industries, a defence technology start-up, has raised $1.5bn in a fundraising round led by Founders Fund, the venture capital firm founded by Peter Thiel, and Sands Capital, which values the California-based start-up at $14bn. A second facility may be constructed overseas.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

The private equity house Oakley Capital has raised fresh money. The British investor has closed its second fund Origin II at 750m euros. The capital is intended for companies in the lower mid-market segment. Demand for the second mid-cap fund from institutional investors was very high. bn euros.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Riverwood Capital, which invests in high-growth technology companies, closed $1.8bn in new commitments in the largest fundraising round since inception 15 years ago. Riverwood has invested in 75 companies, mainly in the Americas, including GoPro, ride-hail firm 99, software firm Globant SA, VTEX, Nextdoor and iFLY.

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NOVEMBER 20, 2023

Investment firm Starwood Capital is aiming to raise a sizeable war chest to invest in data centers. As reported by Pere and Bisnow, Starwood has launched capital raising for Starwood Distressed Opportunity Fund XIII, with an equity target of $10bn. The company’s last fund closed in 2021.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Singapore state investment firm Temasek’s wholly owned unit True Light Capital said on Thursday it raised $3.3bn in its flagship fund that invests in Greater China and has now closed it to new capital. The closing of the fund indicates that True Light can now focus on investing the capital.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

Paris-based alternative investment firm Anaxago Capital’s first fund dedicated to the decarbonisation of European assets, AxClimat I, made its first investment in Vidia Equity’s oversubscribed Vidia Climate Fund I, which closed last month at its €415m hard cap.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 9, 2025

Bonaccord Capital Partners, a division of alternative asset manager P10, has successfully closed its second general partner (GP) stakes fund at $1.6bn, exceeding its original $1.25bn target and significantly ahead of its $740m predecessor fund, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 1, 2024

Private equity firm Horizon Capital has attracted $350 million to support Ukrainian businesses through the Horizon Capital Growth Fund IV (HCGF), the company announced on Feb. Horizon Capital launched HCGF in 2022 with an initial target of raising $250 million. ” Source: yahoo news Can’t stop reading?

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JUNE 18, 2024

NorthWall Capital (“NorthWall”), a leading credit investment firm delivering private capital solutions to counterparties in Western Europe, today announces the final close of its flagship NorthWall European Opportunities Fund II and associated vehicles (“NWEOF II” or “the Fund”), attracting more than €640m in investor commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 6, 2024

HIG Bayside Capital, the special situations credit affiliate of $55bn global alternative investment firm HIG Capital (HIG), has held the final closing of HIG Bayside Loan Opportunity Fund VII with $1bn of aggregate capital commitments.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 8, 2024

Ares Management Corporation, a leading global alternative investment manager, announced today that funds managed by its Alternative Credit strategy have launched Ansley Park Capital, a newly-formed lending and specialty finance company that delivers full spectrum, customized financing solutions for essential-use, large-ticket equipment.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Sandbrook Capital, a private investment firm dedicated to transforming the world’s energy infrastructure, today announced the final closing of Sandbrook Climate Infrastructure Fund I at its hard cap of $1.5bn. The firm now manages $2.1bn in limited partner capital, including associated co-investment vehicles.

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JUNE 7, 2024

New Mountain Capital, a growth-oriented private investment firm with approximately $50bn in assets under management, has closed a ‘significant’ growth investment in Grant Thornton, a US provider of audit, assurance, tax and advisory services. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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JUNE 17, 2024

Private equity firm TDR Capital is set to become the majority stakeholder in UK supermarket chain Asda, through the acquisition of a 22.5% The move has drawn criticism from the GMB trade union which has expressed concerns over TDR Capital’s past actions, including cutting millions of working hours and increasing fuel prices at Asda.

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The Motley Fool

JULY 26, 2024

Vanguard offers several exchange-traded funds (ETFs) that have soared more than 20% over the last 12 months. But the Vanguard Small-Cap Value Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VBR) isn't one of them. Perhaps many investors viewed this fund as boring. The fund has taken off after delivering meager gains for much of the first half of 2024.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 16, 2024

Swedish investment firm EQT, Europe’s largest private equity house with over €200bn in assets under management, is looking to raise $12.5bn for a new fund which will focus on investments in the Asian market, according to a report by Reuters.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Five years after its founding, rPlus Energies (“rPlus”), a leading private renewable energy developer, announced a platform-level partnership with Sandbrook Capital (“Sandbrook”), a private investment firm dedicated to transforming the world’s energy infrastructure. Source: Business Wire Can’t stop reading?

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JUNE 17, 2024

San Francisco-based private equity firm Altamont Capital Partners has sold dine-in cinema chain Alamo Drafthouse Cinema to global entertainment company Sony Pictures Entertainment. investment fund Carlyle Group is studying around 300 Japanese businesses as part of its.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 26, 2024

The recent approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) will amplify this understanding, as these ETFs simplify the process for investors to gain exposure to Bitcoin. Institutional investors are organizations that invest money on behalf of their clients. Essentially, they manage and invest vast sums of money.

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AUGUST 16, 2024

Vista Equity Partners, the software and technology-focused private equity firm with over $100bn in assets under management, is considering the sale of Finastra’s capital markets division, according to a report by Bloomberg.

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APRIL 26, 2024

TDR Capital is closing in on a deal to buy gas-station billionaire Zuber Issa’s stake in Asda as the private-equity firm tightens its grip on one of Britain’s biggest supermarket chains, according to people familiar with the discussions. The agreement for Issa’s 22.5% Since 2015, TDR has backed most of their significant acquisitions.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 6, 2023

Israeli private equity fund Fortissimo Capital is closing on a deal to acquire Israeli telecommunications company Cellcom. Calcalist has learned that Fortissimo signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday with Discount Investment Corporation (DIC), which owns Cellcom, to acquire a 35.6% million cellular subscribers.

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APRIL 26, 2024

Warsaw-based investment firm bValue has announced the closing of its third fund, bValue Growth (BVG), at €90 million to support technological companies in Poland and across Central and Eastern Europe. The fund’s seed investments usually range from €100,000 to €1 million.

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JUNE 21, 2024

Kinderhook’s investor base was comprised of domestic and international endowments, foundations, family offices, pensions, and other institutional capital bases. The firm added new investors that broaden its Limited Partner base in the United States, Europe, and for the first time, in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

Kinderhook’s investor base was comprised of domestic and international endowments, foundations, family offices, pensions, and other institutional capital bases. The firm added new investors that broaden its Limited Partner base in the United States, Europe, and for the first time, in the Middle East, Asia and Latin America.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Bahrain-based alternative asset manager Investcorp is aiming to raise 2bn to 4bn yuan ($274m-$548m) for its first private equity fund in the Chinese currency, its executive said, to explore buyout opportunities in the country. Some private equity and venture funds are stepping up efforts to raise yuan funds. Source: Yahoo!

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 5, 2024

Alternative asset manager Blue Owl Capital is to acquire Kuvare Insurance Services (KAM), a boutique investment management firm focused on providing asset management services to the insurance industry, in addition to Kuvare UK Holdings (Kuvare), for $750m. Source: Private Equity News Can’t stop reading? in a deal that.

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APRIL 12, 2024

Infrastructure private investment firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), has held the final closing of the GIP Australia Fund II (GIPA II) with aggregate committed capital of AUD4bn (£2.1bn), at the upper end of its AUD3bn to AUD4bn target range.

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JANUARY 19, 2024

Victory Park Capital (VPC), a global alternative investment firm specialising in private credit, has provided a $225m credit facility to Zip, a global ‘buy now pay later’ fintech operating in Australia, New Zealand and the Americas, as part of a refinancing agreement.

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Private Equity Insights

MAY 10, 2024

buyout fund Bain Capital is in final talks to buy French IT services firm Inetum in a deal worth about $2.27 The move comes as Bain Capital is looking to build scale in Europe’s fragmented IT services industry where the private equity firm bought Italy’s Engineering Group in 2020.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Schroders Capital has now successfully raised over $1.5bn for private equity secondaries from its range of vehicles over the past three years, showcasing the firm’s ability to raise capital across the platform and meet clients’ investment needs. ” Source: Market Screener Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 29, 2024

TPG Inc is to cut the China investment allocation of its eighth Asia buyout fund, which is set to close with around $5bn in total capital commitments, by about 50% compared with previous funds focused on the region, according to a report by Bloomberg. Around 70% of the initial investments have been in India and Australia.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

Paine Schwartz Partners , a NYC-based private equity firm which specializes in sustainable food chain investing, closed its $1.7bn food and agribusiness-focused Fund VI. Fund VI is exclusively focused on sustainable investments in the food and agribusiness sector. Source: FINSMES Can’t stop reading?

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SEPTEMBER 9, 2024

At their core, they're capital providers to early-stage businesses looking for funding to get their operations off the ground. Furthermore, some BDCs, such as Ares Capital, offer more sophisticated financing solutions -- making them appealing to larger public companies as well. What are business development companies?

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APRIL 12, 2024

US private equity firm Compass Group Equity Partners has closed Compass Group Fund III and hit its hard cap of $408m, the firm’s second oversubscribed fundraising in two years. McGuireWoods served as legal counsel for the fund and Aqueduct Capital Group provided placement agent services.

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