Private Equity Wire

NOVEMBER 21, 2024

Global credit investing firm Silver Point Capital has held the final close of its Silver Point Specialty Credit Fund III, which is aimed at providing loans to mid-sized companies, with $8.5bn in total capital commitments.

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PE Hub

AUGUST 30, 2023

The post New oil and gas investment firm Peak 10 Energy debuts appeared first on PE Hub. Peak 10’s inaugural acquisition are non-operated oil and gas properties in Reeves, Fisher, Scurry, Gaines, Dawson and Andrews Counties, Texas, from a private seller.

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AltAssets

DECEMBER 5, 2024

The European Investment Fund (EIF) will commit €15m to a new Fund run by Latvian investment firm Merito Partners. According to Merito, the Fund will be focused on bolstering the growth of SMEs in the Baltic region.

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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 Wire

NOVEMBER 27, 2024

Profit with Purpose investment firm LeapFrog Investments has held the final close of its fourth fund (Fund IV) with capital commitments and designated co-investments totalling $1.02bn, ahead of its original $1bn target.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 20, 2025

International hedge funds and private equity firms are increasingly investing in Lloyds of Londons tax-exempt investment vehicle, as the 300-year-old UK institution expands its efforts to attract global investors, according to a report by the Financial Times.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 28, 2023

CVC Capital Partners, the third-biggest Europe-based private equity firm according to the PEI 300, is on track to raise what would be the largest-ever private equity fund, defying the market’s choppy waters. It is unclear when the fund will hold its final close. billion, according to PEI data. read more H.I.G.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 21, 2025

Global alternative investment firm Investcorp has secured a $110m special managed account (SMA) mandate focussing on private equity investments, from Malaysia’s Kumpulan Wang Persaraan (Diperbadankan) (KWAP), one of the countrys top two pension funds.

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 21, 2023

The Securities and Exchange Commission is gearing up to pass sweeping regulations for private equity groups, hedge funds, and real estate investment firms that aim to bring oversight and transparency in line with US stock exchanges. Private funds, not so much. Private funds manage $25 trillion in assets globally.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

The New York State Common Retirement Fund, one of the largest public pension funds in the US, allocated over $3bn in November 2024. Among the private equity investments, NYSCRF allocated $2bn across four tranches to Neuberger Bermans NB Co-Investment Fund III. More than $2.7bn went to private equity.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 23, 2025

Early-stage San Francisco-based investment firm Caffeinated Capital is eyeing up to $400m for its fifth flagship fundraise. The post Raymond Tonsing’s Caffeinated Capital could raise up to $400m for latest fund appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 21, 2025

KKR, the global investment firm, has entered a binding agreement to acquire Dawsongroup, a leading UK-based asset leasing company, as part of its Global Climate strategy. The acquisition aligns with KKRs commitment to net-zero solutions. Source: Business Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 9, 2025

The Series C round, co-led by Omega Funds and TCGX, will support the ongoing phase 2/3 SIGLEC trial of AVD-104 for geographic atrophy linked to age-related macular degeneration. The trial is expected to deliver results in the second half of the year, with funding also allocated to a phase 3 programme if progress stays on track.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 12, 2025

The firm is looking to extend its role beyond investing client capital to managing funds for private equity and alternative asset managers, according to Chief Financial Officer Martin Small. The firm aims to offer a comprehensive suite of services, including direct lending, fund financing, and GP-led secondary transactions.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

billion) for its second private credit fund, in a sign that Asia’s fledgling direct lending industry remains attractive to investors hungry for yield and asset diversification. The new fund also received support from an unspecified Middle Eastern institutional investor. A unit of Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek Holdings Pte.

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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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The Motley Fool

JULY 6, 2024

For example, various hedge funds have increased their positions in Ulta Beauty this year, including SteelPeak Wealth. And this hedge fund owns hundreds of stocks, so its $1.5 million investment in Ulta Beauty is a relatively small holding in its portfolio. But remember, hedge funds are run by investing professionals.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

HIG, a global alternative investment firm managing $67bn in capital, will support HELLERs ongoing transformation program, initiated two years ago under CEO Dr. Thorsten Schmidt. With 30 sales and service branches worldwide, HELLER serves industries including engineering, aerospace, energy, defense, and commercial vehicles.

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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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Private Equity Insights

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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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 12, 2025

The country’s growing pool of pension funds and increasing corporate restructuring activities are drawing the attention of alternative investment firms worldwide.

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Private Equity Insights

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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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 22, 2024

Today, Brookfield Corporation is a leading global investment firm with three core businesses: Alternative asset management : Brookfield, through its subsidiary, Brookfield Asset Management , is one of the world's largest alternative investment managers, with over $1 trillion in assets under management (AUM).

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 22, 2025

This acquisition represents the first deployment of capital from Bridgepoint Development Capitals latest fund, BDC V, which focuses on investing in high-growth businesses with enterprise values of up to 300m. Bridgepoints expertise in mid-market investments positions it to support Eckoh in its next phase of growth.

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Private Equity Insights

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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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.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

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. The fund will continue the firm’s buy-and-build strategy in the environmental, business services, automotive, light manufacturing, and healthcare services sectors.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 21, 2024

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. The fund will continue the firm’s buy-and-build strategy in the environmental, business services, automotive, light manufacturing, and healthcare services sectors.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 2, 2024

Activist investment firm Metage Capital has called on HarbourVest Global Private Equity (HVPE) to either introduce quarterly render offers to address its significant share price discount or liquidate its £3.4bn ($4.3bn) portfolio, according to a report by CityWire. Metage, which holds 0.9%

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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.

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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. The British investor has closed.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

Singapore-based alternative investment firm SeaTown Holdings International on Tuesday said it has raised more than $1.3 billion for its second private credit fund from limited partners including insurance companies and family offices. billion private credit fund A unit of Singapore’s state-owned investor Temasek Holdings Pte.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 17, 2024

JP Morgan Private Capital, JP Morgan’s venture capital and growth equity investment team has held the final close of 270 Life Sciences Private Capital Fund I, above its $500m target. investment fund Carlyle Group is studying around 300 Japanese businesses as part of its.

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Private Equity Wire

DECEMBER 4, 2024

Founded in 2005 by Zhang Lei with initial backing from Yale University’s endowment fund, Hillhouse is known for early investments in Chinese tech giants like Tencent, JD.com, and Baidu. While historically focused on hedge funds and private equity, the firm has recently diversified into real estate and private credit.

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Private Equity Insights

AUGUST 30, 2024

Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has signed a $15 billion revolving credit facility with a group of banks, replacing a previous funding agreement it reached in 2021. The Public Investment Fund, chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, said the loan has a tenor of three years, with an option to extend by up to two more years.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Lower middle market investment manager Keystone Capital Management (Keystone), has held the first and final closing of its oversubscribed Keystone Fund III (Fund III) after just four months of fundraising at its hard cap of $630m in capital commitments. Keystone professionals make up the largest single investor in the fund.

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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. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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