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Central Europe-focused Genesis Capital back with €150m-targeting fundraise

Central Europe-focused private equity house Genesis Capital has launched a €150m fundraise for its sixth flagship buyout vehicle.

Connect Ventures raises biggest fund to date to target European seed investments

London-based investment house Connect Ventures has sealed a £65m fundraise targeting seed-stage tech deals across Europe.

Clessidra to launch €600m fourth fund

Italian private equity firm Clessidra is preparing the launch of its fourth buyout fund, which will have a target of around €600m and will start fundraising in the coming months, Unquote understands.

KKR close to raising Asia’s biggest-ever private equity fund after reaching $10bn mark – report

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.

Tenzing shrugs off Covid-19 to race to $400m Fund II close, believed to be first entirely virtual buyout fundraise

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.

Upfront Ventures back with Fund VII raise to follow last year’s growth fund launch

LA-based early-stage investment house Upfront Ventures is back in the fundraising market with its seventh flagship fund.

Ex-Warburg Pincus execs raise €392m for debut tech-driven B2B fund

Specialist investment firm Corten Capital has held the €392m final close for its maiden fund, which will back technology-driven B2B services.

Sherpa Capital holds €120m final close for special situations fund

The Madrid-based firm said fundraising took just a few weeks despite the Covid-19 distress, attracting international investors

Riverside passes $260m for latest Asia-Pacific fund, rebranded as Australia Fund III

Riverside has raised more than $260m towards its latest Asia-Pacific fund, which the firm has rebranded to underline its heavy focus on the Australasian market.

AMB :- Ares Management closes special opportunities fund at $3.5bn

Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: The global alternative investment manager Ares Management closed its Ares Special Opportunities Fund (ASOF) at $3.5 billion. The private debt fund well exceeded its $2 billion fundraising targ...Article Link

Ares continues powerful fundraising amid coronavirus with $3.5bn special opportunities fund close

Ares Management has surged past its target to reach a $3.5bn final close for a new special opportunities fund.

Private equity professionals brace for fund term extensions amid coronavirus fallout

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.

Epidarex strikes £102m for final close of new European life sciences VC fund

Life sciences-focused venture capital firm Epidarex Capital has hit a £102m final close for its third fund.

Michael Dell’s MSD Partners beats target with $1.1bn-plus real estate credit fund close

MSD Partners, a subsidiary of Michael Dell's family private investment firm, has pulled in more than $1.1bn for the target-busting final close of its Real Estate Credit Opportunities Fund.

High-wire act: the risks and rewards of fundraising during the pandemic

The coronavirus crisis is causing difficulties for buyout groups, but those that can attract fresh capital are set for bumper returns

Fund VI Largest Ever for FTV

FTV has closed its sixth and largest fund to date, FTV VI LP, at its hard cap of $1.2 billion. The firm’s earlier fund closed in September 2016 at its hard cap of $850 million.

Staveley’s role in Barclays’ fundraising amounted to a ‘hustle’ says bank’s lawyer

Staveley decided to sue Barclays because she thought that the bank 'would want to settle', Barclays QC suggested in the High Court

Ares Management eyes yet another fund with it looking to raise a climate infrastructure vehicle

Ares Management has yet another vehicle in the fundraising market, with it looking to raise a climate infrastructure fund.

Good Growth Capital re-enters the fundraising market with a new $100m fund

Early-stage investor Good Growth Capital has entered the fundraising market, with the aim of raising $100m for its new vehicle.

BlackRock raises up to $166m for its new $1bn fund

BlackRock has pulled in up to $166m for its latest Securitized Investors fund, which has a target of $1bn.

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