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Citi fund admin unit sells for $425mThe bank’s alternative investor services business has found a buyer in service provider giant SS&C.
- Corsair brings on former Citi exec, NY official
The New York-based private equity firm is adding to its advisory team
- Actis hires new IR head
The appointment of Neil Brown comes as the firm attempts to wrap up fundraising for its Actis Global 4 vehicle, which is targeting $1.6bn.
- Baring Private Equity Asia adds real estate
Baring Private Equity Asia has signalled its ambition to grow real estate investing capabilities with the hire of Mark Fogle as head of real estate investing for its Asia unit.
- Chicago Municipal seeks secondary fund of funds
The $5 billion pension fund has raised its private equity allocation to 10 percent from 3 percent.
- Apollo lands $8bn Citi Property Investors
Leon Black’s Apollo Global Management has been chosen as the preferred bidder to take control of Citi Property Investors, the real estate investment arm of Citigroup.
- Citi fundraisers surface at Credit Suisse, Helix, BC Partners
Senior members of Citi’s disbanded fund placement team - including Andrew Wilbur and Laurent de Rosiere, former European co-heads - have moved on to other firms.
- CVCI in $25m telecoms deal
The firm has invested in Shamrock-backed SkyVision Holdings via its $200m African fund launched in tandem with CDC.
- Brookfield plots move into third party fundraising
The alternatives firm has hired a rash of heavy-hitting placement professionals and could launch a third party fund placement group as early the first quarter of 2009.
- Report: CVCI looks to exit Chinese medical equipment company
Landwind will reportedly ask private equity firms including Bain Capital and Goldman Sachs’ private equity arm to submit first-round bids for a minority stake.