Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Shamrock Capital (Shamrock), an LA-based investment firm specialising in the media, entertainment, and communications sectors, has held the final closing of Shamrock Capital Growth Fund VI (Growth VI) and Shamrock Capital Clover Fund I (Clover I), with a combined $1.6bn in capital commitments.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 26, 2024

Windjammer Capital Investors (Windjammer), a private equity investment firm focused on control equity investments in middle-market businesses, has closed its sixth fund, Windjammer Capital Fund VI (Fund VI), at its hard cap with $1.3bn in capital commitments. Kirkland & Ellis provided legal counsel.

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Private Equity Professional

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Blue Sage Capital has held a final closing of its fourth fund, Blue Sage Capital IV LP (Fund IV), with $618 million of capital. The new fund closed above its original $400 million target and its original hard cap of $550 million. With the close of Fund IV, the firm has now raised over $1.2

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 24, 2024

The report cites unnamed individuals familiar with the situation as revealing that the pension fund, which oversees state pensions and other assets, aims to reduce its exposure to higher-yielding opportunistic credit strategies and shift focus towards more stable, mainstream direct lending. “The

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Private Equity Professional

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Renovus Capital Partners has held an oversubscribed and above-target closing of its fourth private equity fund, Renovus Capital Partners IV Core Buyout LP and parallel vehicles (Fund IV), with $875 million of capital. and abroad. © 2024 Private Equity Professional | October 9, 2024

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 14, 2023

IRA Capital, a private equity firm based in Southern California, has recently announced the launch of the IRA Healthcare Real Estate Fund. The closed-end fund, with a total capitalization of $500m, will focus on acquiring medical properties and senior housing assets across the United States. for its investors.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 22, 2024

Just a year ago, such an allocation likely wouldn't have appeared on such filings, but with the approval of spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in January, the doors have been effectively opened for institutions like Goldman Sachs to gain exposure to the cryptocurrency. Most apparent is its finite supply.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 7, 2023

Revelstoke Capital Partners, a Denver-based private equity firm with $5.8bn of assets under management, announced today that it has completed the successful fundraising for Revelstoke Capital Partners Fund III, and various affiliated investment vehicles totalling $1.7bn. RCP Fund III substantially surpassed its target of $1bn.

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Private Equity Insights

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 Professional

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Shore Capital Partners has closed its inaugural Healthcare Advantage Fund , second Business Services Partners Fund (“Business Services Fund II”), and first Shore Search Partners Fund (“Search Fund”). The three new funds exceeded their targets and represent over $1.9

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

billion in assets as of March 31 across investments in capital markets, private equity, real estate, infrastructure, natural resources and credit. Again, I caution readers not to generalize as Canada's large pension funds have the right approach and are very selective in the deals they enter. The system managed about C$264.9

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Turnspire Capital Partners (Turnspire), a private investment firm focused on lower middle-market industrial and consumer businesses has held the final closing of Turnspire Value Fund II, at its hard cap of $275m in capital commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

BlackFin Capital Partners, a leading European financial services sector investment specialist, has held the final close of BlackFin Financial Services Fund IV with €1.8bn, taking the firm’s total assets under management to $4bn. Since raising Fund III, BlackFin has invested substantially into its platform.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners (Harvest), has closed it latest buyout fund, Harvest Partners IX and its parallel funds (HP IX) with $5.34bn in capital commitments, ahead of its $5.25bn target. Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP served as legal counsel for HP IX.

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Private Equity Wire

APRIL 11, 2024

Lone View Capital, an LA-based private equity firm investing in the technology sector, has held final close of its inaugural fund, Lone View Capital Fund I with total committed capital of $850m, bringing the firm’s AUM to approximately $1.1bn. Kirkland & Ellis served as legal counsel for Fund I.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

He was the long-time chair of the Toronto Port Authority and, earlier in his career, advised a committee of Canada’s Senate on issues that included the creation of major public-sector pension funds such as the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP acted as legal counsel for OMERS Private Equity.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Kohlberg & Company (Kohlberg), a private equity firm specialising in middle market investing, has held the final closing of its 10th private equity fund, Kohlberg Investors X (Fund X), with $4.3bn in capital commitments. Kohlberg has also raised an additional $1.0bn in commitments for dedicated co-investment vehicles.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

James Hirai of Bloomberg reports Dutch pension funds send shockwaves through euro swap market: Dutch pension funds are plowing cash into long-dated swap contracts, according to strategists, upending one of this year’s most popular trades. The funds, by far the region’s largest with more than €1.5 in a client note.

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Private Equity Wire

JULY 9, 2024

Orion Infrastructure Capital (OIC), a US middle-market infrastructure manager, has held the final close of its inaugural infrastructure growth fund with over $370 million in commitments, surpassing its initial target of $350m. LPs include insurance companies, pension funds, foundations and family offices.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Other investors in Idun II include global private and public pension funds, leading university endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and family offices. Other investors in Idun II include global private and public pension funds, leading university endowments, foundations, insurance companies, and family offices.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Clearhaven Partners (Clearhaven), a Boston-based software private equity firm focused on investments in the technology sector, has closed its sophomore fund, Clearhaven Fund II, with more than $580m of capital commitments, above target and at its hard cap.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Texas-based private equity firm Trinity Hunt Partners has closed its latest fund, Trinity Hunt Partners VII, (Fund VII) at its hard cap of $700m in capital commitments, which was oversubscribed and had fundraising completed in under five months. Kirkland & Ellis acted as legal counsel.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

This represents a 34% increase in size from its predecessor fund, Rubicon Technology Partners III, which closed in 2020. Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP served as legal counsel to the Fund and Rubicon. Capital sells $1bn revenue firm Recochem to CapVest H.I.G. Capital ("H.I.G.") Capital ("H.I.G.")

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 12, 2024

Epiris, a private equity firm that targets control positions in UK-headquartered businesses with an enterprise value of between £75m and £500m, has held the final close of Epiris Fund III with total capital commitments of £1.044bn. Clifford Chance and Carey Olsen acted as the fund’s legal counsel.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 13, 2023

Ara Partners (“Ara” or the “Firm”), a leading private equity and infrastructure investment firm specializing in industrial decarbonization, today announced that it has closed over $3bn of new capital commitments. is weighing a bid for UK's Pension Insurance Corporation.

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Private Equity Insights

OCTOBER 10, 2023

Despite a challenging fundraising environment for private equity firms generally, WPGG 14 was met with very high investor demand and significantly exceeded expectations, closing on $17.3bn of capital. Kirkland & Ellis LLP served as legal advisor for WPGG 14. Source: CISION PR Newswire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

We are thrilled to be entering into this partnership, on behalf of our pension fund client ABP and Asset Owner Partners, and we are eager to work closely with the euNetworks team as they continue to develop and further their strategic vision.” UBS and Baker McKenzie acted respectively as financial and legal advisors to APG.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Verdane Capital XI has closed at its €1.1bn hard cap, almost doubling the size of its predecessor fund which closed at €610m. The oversubscribed Fund received strong support from new and existing investors, including a re-up rate of more than 100%. Source: Verdane Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Professional

SEPTEMBER 17, 2024

Additionally, the firm raised $1 billion in commitments for co-investment vehicles dedicated to investing alongside Fund X. We are humbled by the enthusiasm expressed towards the firm as experienced stewards of capital over our nearly four-decade history.” “We Kohlberg’s previous fund, Kohlberg Investors IX LP , closed with $3.4

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

We are thrilled to be entering into this partnership, on behalf of our pension fund client ABP and Asset Owner Partners, and we are eager to work closely with the euNetworks team as they continue to develop and further their strategic vision.” UBS and Baker McKenzie acted respectively as financial and legal advisors to APG.

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This is going to be BIG.

MAY 11, 2012

In fact, thanks to increased scrutiny of investment funds in a post-Madoff world, this imbalance will probably get bigger and bigger. Until you realize that vetting and helping companies is actually really hard--or did you not notice all the news that venture capital as an asset class doesn't beat the market. I certainly would!

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Pension Pulse

MARCH 4, 2025

Terry Woodward, Senior Managing Director, Private Capital, at Ontario Teachers said: We have been delighted to partner with and support Amica on their journey to empower seniors as they age. LLC served as lead sell-side financial advisor and CIBC Capital Markets and Newmark Group, Inc. Goldman Sachs & Co.

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Pension Pulse

MARCH 25, 2024

Jeffrey Jones of the Globe and Mail reports Canada Growth Fund to invest $50-million in Montreal’s Idealist Capital: The federal government’s new cleantech funding agency is investing $50-million in Montreal’s Idealist Capital, an impact fund that concentrates on commercial-scale technology developers focused on the shift to a low-carbon economy.

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 18, 2024

“It will come under a different guise, it’ll be said, ‘you should invest more in Canada’, ‘you should invest more in infrastructure’, ‘we should let people have access to their capital earlier’, or whatever excuse may be the fact of the day. It basically created the legal framework for this new organisation.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

European private equity investment firm Castik Capital has held the final close of its third fund, EPIC III, with total capital commitments of €2bnm exceeding its target of €1.75bn. The fund is 60% larger than predecessor EPIC II, which closed at €1.25bn in October 2020.

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Pension Pulse

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

The federal government pledged in its fall economic statement on Tuesday to “work collaboratively” with Canadian pension funds to create an environment that encourages them to put more of the trillions of dollars of assets they collectively manage to work domestically. That has put pension fund managers on guard.

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Pension Pulse

JUNE 5, 2023

Amir Barnea, associate professor of finance at HEC Montréal, wrote a comment for the Toronto Star asking if Canada is cracking down on taxes, why does our national pension plan pay less than two per cent?: When it comes to performance, Canada’s national pension fund rightfully boasts impressive results.

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