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OMERS Private Equity director Lindsay Rutledge leaves for Properly

Rutledge’s departure is the second this year from OMERS Private Equity's operations and strategy group. Makram Atiyah left in April, Buyouts reported.

Sageview hikes Fund III target, as growth equity drives fundraising trends

North American growth-equity funds collected $24bn in Q1 2021, more than half of the total raised in all of last year, according to Buyouts’ data.

Madison Dearborn completes eighth flagship fund at $5bn hard-cap

Fund VIII has already made six platform investments, sources said, adding to some 150 companies backed by Madison Dearborn since inception.

Excellere close to wrapping up first fund since death of founder Kessenich

Excellere, today led by managing partners Brad Cornell, Ryan Glaws, Matthew Hicks and Patrick O’Keefe, will concentrate Fund IV investments in the healthcare sector.

Abry targets $1.25bn for sixth senior equity fund, tees up early pledges

Abry launched the structured equity strategy roughly a decade ago to make minority investments in firm-sponsored or external companies in North America.

CDPQ assembles powerhouse operating team to support direct deals

CDPQ's global operating team is led by AJ Rubado, formerly with Reservoir Capital and KKR, and Lorenzo Levi, formerly with Terra Firma Capital Partners and Apollo Global Management.

Further Global, led by ex-Carlyle exec Sarkozy, targets $1.25bn for Fund II

Further Global's latest deal, announced in January, is the pending acquisition alongside TowerBrook Capital Partners of insurer ProSight Global for $586m.

EV charging station network ChargerQuest raises C$3.1m

ChargerQuest, a Toronto-based electric vehicle charging network, has secured C$3.1 million in financing.

Frazier’s Fund X nabs $1.4bn as healthcare fundraising spree continues

Fund X closed this month ahead of a $1.2bn target, making it the largest flagship vehicle in the Seattle private equity firm’s 30-year history.

Whitecap, Brightspark lead C$12.25 financing of Vetster

Toronto-based Vetster, a virtual veterinary and pet care marketplace, has secured $12.25 million in financing.