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NY State becomes Access’ largest clientThe New York State Common Retirement Fund has appointed Paris-based Access Capital Partners to invest €250m in European mid-market buyout funds over three to four years.
- Bowmark Capital appoints new director
The former Sagitta Private Equity has continued its recent expansion with the hire of former LDC executive Mike Simmonds as a director.
- Irish VC leads $28m DAB funding round
ACT Venture Capital, Apax Partners, Alta Berkeley, BlueRun Ventures and Quilvest have teamed up to provide further funding to UK semiconductor manufacturer Frontier Silicon.
- Report: Goldman Sachs to raise $7bn PE fund
Bucking the trend of investment banks scaling back their principal investment activities, Goldman Sachs is reportedly preparing to raise a new mega-fund.
- Saunders Karp arm to spin off
In the wake of the Saunders, Karp & Megrue merger with Apax Partners, SKM Growth Investors will light out on its own.
- Apax flags interest in Woolworths
Confirmation from the global buyout firm yesterday that a bid for Woolworths was possible sent the UK high street retailer's share price rocketing on Monday.
- Code Hennessy closes $1.3bn fund
The Chicago private equity firm has closed its fifth buyout fund on $1.3bn, completing its fundraising in approximately six months.
- Apax, Saunders Karp to merge
The US arm of Apax Partners, the global private equity firm, and US middle-market veteran Saunders, Karp & Megrue will combine operations with John Megrue and Allan Karp at the helm.
- Apax given Woolworths ultimatum
The global buyout firm has been given a one-month deadline to decide whether to make a formal offer for the UK retail chain.
- KKR tops 2004 investment banking fee table
In 2004, private equity sponsors racked up a whopping $9bn in M&A and capital markets fees, according to Dealogic – 17 percent of total investment banking revenue.