Houston Firefighters' Relief and Retirement Fund is the latest LP to commit to Nordic Capital's hefty new flagship fundraise. The post Another US pension fund commits to Nordic Capital’s hefty new flagship fundraise first appeared
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners has brought in veteran IR specialist Lindsay Grider as global head of fundraising and investor relations. Grider will lead the firm’s global efforts to provide solutions for LLCP’s existing investors, develop
Tusk Venture Partners has hit a $140m final close for its third flagship fundraise, double the total it collected for its 2019 sophomore vehicle. The post Tusk Venture Partners hits $140m Fund III close, double
Southeast Asia’s Jungle Ventures has confirmed its position as a heavyweight in the region's venture capital industry by passing $1bn in assets under management through the final close of its fourth fund. The post SE Asian
Sector specialist investor HealthQuest Capital has hit a $675m hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fundraise. The post HealthQuest outstrips Funds II and III combined with $675m hard cap Fund IV close first
Venture capital behemoth Andreessen Horowitz has made a major push into the video games industry with the launch of a $600m specialist fund. The post Andreessen Horowitz doubles down on gaming with $600m for first
KKR has made a significant investment in customer experience software provider Alchemer. The post KKR makes first deal through new Americas strategy with Alchemer investment first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Clearlake Capital has soared to a $14.1bn hard cap final close for its latest flagship private equity fund, surging past its initial $10bn target. The post Clearlake destroys $10bn Fund VII target by hitting $14.1bn
European software and services investor Hg has agreed a sale of IT services provider itm8 to fellow private equity player Axcel after four years in its portfolio. The post Hg agrees to sell IT services
Private credit major Monroe Capital has followed its recent $2.3bn flagship fund close by hiring MUFG CIO Gila Cohen as managing director, head of global institutional partnerships. Cohen will be responsible for new initiatives to
Thoma Bravo has helped analytics software specialist Imply Data to a $1.1bn valuation by leading a Series D round for the business. The post Thoma Bravo helps Imply Data to $1.1bn valuation through Series D
A pair of former American Capital execs have launched Altimer Capital, a new firm targeting credit opportunities in the rapidly growing area of digital transformation. The post Ex-American Capital pair launch digital transformation-focused credit investor
One of the UK's largest occupational pension schemes has awarded a $1bn private equity mandate to global investor Federated Hermes. The post BT’s giant UK pension fund hands $1bn private equity mandate to Hermes GPE
Private markets fundraising has remained strong in the first half of 2022 – but terror over rising inflation and increased market volatility is seeing LPs shake up their allocations to combat the two-headed dragon. Krishna
Long-time Golden Gate Capital tech investor Rishi Chandna has reportedly left the firm to launch his own buyout fund, which could look to raise between $500m and $1bn. The post Ex-Golden Gate tech expert Chandna
Climate and sustainability-focused investment house Lightrock has raised a new $300m growth equity fund for Latin America. The post Sustainability, climate investor Lightrock raises $300m growth equity fund targeting Latin America first appeared on AltAssets
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Nordic Capital has reportedly reached almost €8bn of capital for its latest flagship private equity fundraise, far outstripping the €6.1bn it collected for its predecessor vehicle. The post Nordic Capital reportedly strikes €7.9bn Fund XI
CVC has walked away from a potential A$20bn Brambles takeover deal that was announced just a day ago. The post CVC ends potential A$20bn Brambles takeover discussion first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.
Global buyout giant Apollo has bought a minority stake in European life sciences investment major Sofinnova Partners, as well as agreeing to commit up to €1bn to its funds. The post Apollo buys into European
