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Shamrock Capital raises $1.6bn for sixth PE flagship fund and inaugural small cap fund

Private Equity Wire

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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The Twenty Year Itch: My Last VC Investment Out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures

This is going to be BIG.

Sometime in the next few weeks, I’ll complete my next investment. It will be the 105th deal out of Brooklyn Bridge Ventures, the firm I started back in September 2012, and it will be the last deal I’ll be making out of my third fund. It will also be my last venture capital deal. No new investments.

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Five Questions for Vetting an Investment in a New or Emerging VC Fund

This is going to be BIG.

While most of the money that goes into VC funds comes from institutions that are highly experienced in the asset class, some family offices and high net worth individuals also invest in VC. They’re trying to get exposure and diversification at the same time, while potentially seeing co-investment deal flow.

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Mark Wiseman on Why Politicians Should Leave Pension Funds Alone

Pension Pulse

The system works exceptionally well, yet in the past year, we have seen increasing calls to change this model and use pension funds as a policy tool. This has culminated in an announcement from Ottawa to explore ways to have pension funds invest more domestically. We are looking at solutions in search of problems.

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Are Pension Funds Fiddling With Another CLO Time Bomb?

Pension Pulse

Laura Benitez and Nishant Kumar of Bloomberg report hedge funds draw pension money to riskiest corner of a $1.3 Pension plans and insurers have been piling into funds that invest in equity tranches of collateralized loan obligations in recent months, according to several asset managers who spoke on the condition of anonymity.

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New Mountain Capital Announces $825 Million Net Lease Real Estate Fund

Private Equity Insights

Investors in the Fund, which were a mix of numerous new investors as well as existing New Mountain Net Lease investors, include pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers, endowments, family offices and high net worth individuals. investment giant Blackstone is reportedly weighing offers for half its stake in the real.

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Bain Capital’s Harrington Takeover: OHA and BMO Pave the Way with $1bn Financing

Private Equity Insights

OHA sourced this transaction through its strategic direct lending partnership with BMO Capital Markets (“BMO”), which includes over $1bn to invest in jointly originated senior secured private credit assets. and globally. Autodistribution, Brenntag, and IMCD. OHA is the private markets platform of T.

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