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Bridges' fundraising journey signals strong SME interestBridges Ventures has corralled £72m in commitments for the first close on its latest SME-focused fund, nearly eclipsing the total fundraising efforts of its last fund raised pre-crisis.
- Apax veteran retires after 30 years
Peter Englander, a partner at Apax Partners, is retiring at the end of the month after 30 years at the firm.
- CVC bulks up with Virgin Active deal
CVC, no stranger to partnering with entrepreneurs after investing in F1 with Bernie Ecclestone, has acquired a majority stake in a gym chain owned by Richard Branson’s Virgin Group.
- CalPERS chief named Private Equity Leader
Joe Dear, CalPERS' CIO, is the first LP to be honoured as PEI’s Private Equity Leader and joins Sir Ronald Cohen, Jeremy Coller and Howard Marks on the honour roll.
- The GPs’ GP heads east
Partners Capital, the private investment office for private equity professionals, is opening an office in Hong Kong.
- PEI names secondaries pioneer private equity leader
In a ‘sign of the times’ PEI’s second annual Private Equity Leader award has gone to Jeremy Coller, whose firm manages one of the largest pools of capital in the secondaries market.
- Ronald Cohen: Europe needs a NASDAQ
Last year’s PEI Private Equity Leader Award winner has said that the European venture capital market will not achieve the same status as that of the US or Israel without the creation of a functioning public market for high growth companies.
- Bridges launches evergreen social entrepreneur fund
The Bridges Social Entrepreneurs Fund has garnered £4.25m from individuals and foundations for investments in ‘scalable social enterprises’.
- Bridges backs low-cost gym
The high cost of gym membership in the UK is excluding some of those who would most benefit from exercise. Bridges investment will provide a boost to some of the UK's most deprived populations.
- Sir Ronald Cohen urges industry to use skills to reduce inequality
The chairman of socially-minded investment firm Bridges Ventures yesterday won PEI Media’s inaugural Private Equity Leader Award 2008 for his work building Apax Partners and leading the drive behind social entrepreneurship.