Based in New York, Annabelle Ju covers North American institutional investors and fund regulation as the US Private Equity Reporter for Private Equity International and private funds management. She previously reported on market structure at Bloomberg and obtained her Master of Science degree from Medill School of Journalism at Northwestern University.
BlackRock Private Opportunities Fund III beat its $388m target and more than doubled the size of its predecessor.
2 min read · 02 May 2016
The fund initially targeted $850m and is slightly larger than its $700m predecessor vehicle.
1 min read · 02 May 2016
The Ares Corporate Opportunities Fund V closed on $7.85bn, considerably bigger than its previous vehicle.
2 min read · 26 April 2016
The private equity firm’s cash profits, which come from management fees, carried interest and portfolio sales, came in at $168.7m in the first quarter, compared with $487.7m in Q4 last year.
2 min read · 25 April 2016
The 2016 Goldman Sachs Asset Management Insurance Survey revealed that insurers believed private equity would rake in the highest returns this year.
2 min read · 25 April 2016
BBH Capital Partners was eyeing $600 million for the oversubscribed fund that closed on $802m.
2 min read · 21 April 2016
The venture capital firm raised has raised a further $500m with the close of Accel London V.
1 min read · 21 April 2016
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Igor Rozenblit called out the complexity of the fund restructuring industry for allowing Andrew Caspersen’s alleged fraud.
2 min read · 20 April 2016
The State of Wisconsin Investment Board plans to commit up to $1.4bn to private equity funds and up to $150m in co-investments this year.
2 min read · 19 April 2016
William Carr, who was named acting CEO and CIO of the $25bn pension fund when Catherine Lynch left, has officially been given those titles.
1 min read · 18 April 2016
