KKR has hauled in more than $10bn for its fourth pan-Asian private equity fund, putting it within a whisker of becoming the biggest-ever PE vehicle raised targeting the region.
UK-based private equity house Tenzing has raced to a £400m final close for its sophomore fund in what is believed to be the first buyout fund raised entirely virtually.
African venture capital activity reached its highest dollar total on record last year thanks to a surge in dollars being invested in the continent's startups.
The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed European private equity deal volume in the first half of 2020 to its lowest level since the global financial crisis, despite a strong initial start to the year, new research
The coronavirus crisis has raged across the globe for months now - but some businesses were far quicker to adapt to the growing disaster than others. Private debt investment specialist CVI explains how some of
Ares Management has surged past its target to reach a $3.5bn final close for a new special opportunities fund.
Private equity professionals are bracing themselves for a swathe of term extensions for existing funds amid the fallout from the ongoing coronavirus crisis, new research shows.
Capricorn ICT Arkiv has completed its third successful exit with the sale of genomics data analysis solutions provider BlueBee to Illumina, a fellow life science business.
Genstar Capital has exited its remaining stake in specialty property insurer Palomar Holdings, after helping it reach a $2bn in market capitalisation.
Limited partners are becoming more satisfied with the transparency in general partners (GPs), repairing from the frustration caused after the global financial crisis, a report from Coller Capital claims.
Silicon Valley Bank looks to be back in the fundraising market with a new $1bn fund, which has already secured over $600m.
Despite the market expected to see declines in revenue following the impact of the coronavirus, investors are still seeking new deal opportunities, a report from Mazars claims.
Venture capital house Matrix Partners China has hauled in at least $750m for its latest fundraise.
Not a single woman in private equity surveyed in the latest Investec GP Trends report plans to start their own buyout house on leaving their current firm - a shocking indictment of the wider malaise
Bain Capital is reportedly attempting to trump CVC Capital's buyout of a stake in Italian top-flight football league, Serie A, which could value it at about €12bn.
Swedish pension fund AMF, bank SEB and foundation-backed asset manager FAM have launched an SEK3.5bn investment company to back Swedish businesses struggling to make it through the coronavirus crisis.
Spanish early stage investment house Ysios Capital has hit €155m for its third life science fund - and could go as high as €200m for the vehicle.
The vast majority of private equity LPs are seeing proactive engagement from GPs on the impact of the coronavirus crisis on their portfolios, new research shows.
LPs need greater transparency about how their private equity general partners are tapping subscription lines of credit, new guidance from the Institutional Limited Partners Association says.
Wing Venture Capital has hit a $450m final close for its biggest fund to date, despite having to raise the fund virtually due to the coronavirus pandemic.
