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KSL collects $1.5bn for Fund III

The firm, a former affiliate of KKR that employs a hybrid real estate and private equity investment strategy, will likely hit its hard cap of $2bn by summer.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

BRS vows to raise fourth fund

Talk of US firm Bruckmann Rosser Sherrill’s demise is greatly exaggerated, says Stephen Sherrill, as it pledges to launch a fourth fund possibly targeting $400m.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR agrees $2.3bn pharmaceutical carve-out

The firm, which has agreed to buy Pfizer’s hard capsule manufacturer Capsugel, has completed numerous healthcare-related deals and also has ‘significant’ experience with ‘carve out’ deals.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Denham to seek $2.5bn for sixth fund

Having collected $2bn for its fifth fund in 2008, Denham Capital is likely to launch Fund VI in the second quarter.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Apollo shows growth in $480m IPO filing

The Leon Black-led firm has $10bn of dry powder for private equity investments and has spent about half of its $14.7bn seventh fund, which closed in 2008.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

New Jersey paves way for secondaries sales

The US pension may, if the price is right, sell up to $1bn-worth of private equity holdings on the secondaries market.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

Vista Equity launches $2.5bn fundraise

The firm, with offices in Austin, Texas; San Francisco and Chicago, is expected to hit its target with relative ease, according to existing LPs who point to the firm’s strong track record.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

KKR public investor relations head to depart

Jonathan Levin, who was chosen to lead communications with public investors in 2009 as the firm listed on Euronext, is leaving to join hedge fund Grosvenor Capital Management in Chicago.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Apollo’s shares decline in first day of trading

After pricing at $19 per share in its initial public offering, Apollo’s shares dropped to close Wednesday at $18.20.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Electra hires Apax veteran Alex Fortescue

Fortescue’s hiring comes amid a busy March for Electra, which completed two acquisitions worth £69m.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

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