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Coller Capital collects more than $9bn to close latest giant secondaries fund

Secondaries private equity giant Coller Capital has scored its biggest fund raise yet after hauling in more than $9bn for its eighth flagship investment vehicle.

Secondaries PE niche pioneer BEX Capital boosts US push with ex-Ardian, Invesco hire

Secondaries private equity specialist BEX Capital has kicked off the new year by establishing itself in the US, announcing promotions and expanding its team.

Audax hits $1.7bn final close for GP-led secondary fund to buy up assets from its 2012-vintage Fund IV

Audax Private Equity has sealed a $1.7bn final close for its first Continuation Fund, which will buy up portfolio companies from its 2012-vintage Fund IV.

Stafford Capital hits second close for €750m-targeting fourth infra secondaries fund

Stafford Capital Partners has hit a second close for its fourth infrastructure secondaries fundraise, putting it about halfway to its €750m target.

Blackstone brings in ex-Brown University investment office CEO as global BAAM co-head

Private equity giant Blackstone has named the former CEO of Brown University’s Investment Office, Joe Dowling, as global co-head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management.

Secondaries specialist Montana Capital Partners said to strike €1.3bn Fund V close, more than Fund III and IV combined

Swiss secondaries specialist Montana Capital Partners has reportedly raised €1.3bn for the final close of its fifth flagship fund, making it larger than the firm's previous two fundraises combined.

Nordea Asset Management hits the €150m target for its debut secondary investments fund

Nordea Asset Management has reached the €150m target for its maiden secondary investments-focused fund and will hold the final close in the new year.

AlpInvest Partners scores $9bn for its seventh secondaries fund

AlpInvest Partners, The Carlyle Group’s dedicated private equity primary fund, co-investment, and secondary solutions platform, has closed its seventh vehicle on its $9bn hard cap.

Carlyle secondaries arm raises over $10bn across new flagship fund, co-investment vehicles

Carlyle's secondaries and fund of funds investment arm AlpInvest Partners has raised more than $10bn across a new flagship fund and co-investment vehicles.

LPs eye secondary market as prep for post-Covid world – Coller Private Equity Barometer

More than half of private equity LPs are looking to make secondary deals over the next two years as investors prep for a post-Covid world, Coller Capital's latest annual Global Private Equity Barometer shows.

Secondaries specialist Keyhaven scores 1.7x return on PIC investment

Secondaries private equity specialist Keyhaven Capital has sealed a 1.7x return selling its minority stake in UK-based Pensions Insurance Corporation.

Committed Advisors soars to €1.6bn hard cap Fund IV close as it celebrates 10 years in business

Secondaries private equity specialist Committed Advisors has surged past the target for its fourth fund to hit a €1.6bn hard cap final close.

Ampersand Capital Partners raises $670m fund to buy out trio of assets from existing PE vehicles

Healthcare-focused Ampersand Capital Partners has raised $670m for a continuation vehicle to buy up a trio of portfolio businesses from its mature private equity funds.

Secondaries PE major Landmark Partners could be put on block by owner at about $1bn valuation

Secondaries private equity major Landmark Partners could reportedly be put on the block by owner BrightSphere Investment Group with hopes of a $1bn valuation.

Portobello Capital raises €350m secondary fund to keep stakes in and expand long-held portfolio pair

Spain's Portobello Capital has hauled in €350m for a new secondary fund to hold onto stakes in two of its existing portfolio investments.

Exclusive: Edison Partners rolls 10-year-old Fund VIII into new vehicle through Hollyport Capital-led secondaries process

Edison Partners has rolled over its ten-year-old $249m Fund VII into a new continuation vehicle, with Hollyport Capital leading investment in the new fund through a secondaries process.

Blackstone Strategic Partners buys into two Method Advisors funds of funds through GP-led secondaries process

Blackstone's Strategic Partners arm has bought into two funds of funds vehicles managed by UK-based Method Advisors through a GP-led secondaries process.

PE, VC fundraising remains at ‘full throttle’ despite LP pullback amid Covid-19

Private equity and venture capital fundraising efforts remain at full throttle despite a tightening up of LP commitments to alternatives in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.

Buyer-led secondaries specialist Sweetwater Investment Management seals $350m hard cap Fund II close

Secondaries-focused Sweetwater Investment Management has hit a $350m hard cap final close for its debut multi-client fundraise.

Medicxi pioneers ‘exit and reinvest’ for biotech sector with €200m close of debut secondaries fund

European life sciences investor Medicxi has hit a €200m final close for its debut secondaries fund amid using the vehicle to pick up six companies from one of the firm's previous funds.

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