The Mayfield-affiliated Chinese venture group GSR Ventures has held a first close on its debut fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
TVG Capital Partners, famous for bets on Japan Telecom and inter-touch, has launched its third fund, a $500m vehicle that has already amassed $100m in commitments.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Texas Pacific Group and its Asian affiliate Newbridge Capital have poached General Electric veteran Steven Schneider to serve as a Hong Kong-based operating partner for both firms.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Chicago-based Lincoln Partners and Frankfurt’s Peters Associates have merged to create a global investment bank focused on the mid market. The deal is said to be just the first step in the combined firm’s international initiative.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Sydney-based Pacific Equity Partners has overcome bird flu fears to acquire Heinz’s New Zealand poultry subsidiary Tegel Foods.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Amid an increasingly competitive environment, many venture groups are doing what they can to keep their early stage investments under wraps. By Ken MacFadyen.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
Thomas H. Lee is reportedly leaving the Boston-based LBO firm he founded with plans to raise a rival buyout fund.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Fund-of-funds manager Adams Street Partners is raising a separate co-investment fund dedicated exclusively to buyouts. The new vehicle has a cap of $250m.
3 min read · 30 December 2012
After sidestepping the latest threat to portfolio-company data disclosure, VCs are growing blithe. By Ken MacFadyen.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
Landmark is looking to join a growing class of secondaries players that have raised funds of $1bn or more.
2 min read · 30 December 2012
