Chinese search engine company Baidu has returned to the loan market after a four-year break, seeking $3bn from its second ever offshore outing. It comes just days after another tech giant Tencent Holdings closed an
Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Fundraising and deal-making in the private equity real estate industry decreased in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, said Preqin. Real estate AUM reached $1.09tn as of June 2020 (the latest...Article
Kingswood Capital, the lower mid-market private equity house launched by former Ares and Cerberus exec Alexander Wolf, has hit a $230m hard cap final close for its debut fund.
A huge reup from returning LPs has seen Finch Capital strike a first close for its €150m-targeting third fund aimed at European fintech and AI startups.
Golding Capital Partners has raised its biggest ever buyout fund of funds at €375m - and is already prepping for its follow-up raise before the end of the year.
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Silicon Valley-based Astia has launched a new $100m early-stage venture capital fund aimed at addressing the "extraordinary" disparity in funding for companies that include women in founding or executive roles.
Seed investor Frontline Ventures has scored €70m for the final close of its third fund targeting early-stage European tech startups.
Charlesbank Capital Partners has held a final closing of its newest flagship fund, Charlesbank Equity Fund X LP, at its hard cap with $3.75 billion of capital. Fundraising for the new fund was launch just
Following the sale of its stake in Single Use Support, managing partner Sascha Alilovic and partner Manfred Ulmer-Weber speak to Unquote about the firm's investment and exit expectations for 2021, as well as fundraising prospects
Private equity majors Centerbridge and Cerberus Capital Management were the big winners from $2.1bn of new commitments from the Florida State Board of Administration.
Veteran early-stage investment house SJF Ventures has closed its biggest fund yet after bringing in $175m for the final close of the vehicle.
Top Tier Capital Partners has hauled in close to $1.2bn across a pair of new funds and several separate accounts.
Secondaries-focused Asian private equity house TR Capital has struck a $350m hard cap final close for its fourth flagship fundraise.
Sapphire Ventures has scored $1.7bn of new capital across a string of new funds, which will primarily be used to ramp up the firm's investments in Series B through IPO enterprise tech companies.
China's Qiming Venture Partners is keeping up a strong fundraising pace through the RMB2.85bn ($440m) final close of its latest yuan-denominated fundraise.
French private equity real estate specialist Osae Partners has pulled in €250m for the final close of its debut fundraise.
A storming fundraise has seen long-standing private equity house Charlesbank Capital Partners strike a $3.75bn hard cap close for its tenth fund after less than six months in the market.
New York investment firm Endicott Group has sealed a $142m final close for its debut private equity fund focused on the information services sector.
CDC Group has led a string of development finance institutions and impact investors to help Phatisa Food Fund 2 reach a $143m final close.
