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CalPERS commits $250m to GSO fundBlackstone affiliate GSO Capital Partners is targeting $2bn for its Capital Solutions Fund, which was slated to hold a final close in May.
- Phoenix hits £450m hard-cap, broadens LP base
Placed by Credit Suisse, nearly half of the UK mid-market fund’s commitments came from new investors.
- All-natural assets
Mongolia has in recent years attracted the attention of Hopu Investment Management, Temasek and CIC. Aston Tan looks into the opportunities for private equity investors in this natural resource-rich country.
- Gatwick bidders get extra time
The private bidders vying for the UK’s second largest airport have been given an extra month to complete their offers. The move comes a month after a 3i-led consortium retracted its bid amid reports that a £2bn price tag was too high.
- GIP among several Gatwick bidders
Global Infrastructure Partners and a consortium consisting of Citi Infrastructure Investors, Vancouver Airport Services and John Hancock Life Insurance have emerged among the bidders for the UK’s second-busiest airport.
- The ones to call
Flip through consumer, retail or healthcare pitchbooks and you’ll be sure to find career investment bankers touting 25 or 30 years of experience in their sector. But infrastructure is a relatively new vertical for most banks, and experienced advisors can be hard to come by. When you do your research of who is who in infrastructure M&A work, the following ten names are bound to pop up. We present them here in alphabetical order*
- New York Common eyes UK distress
The $110bn pension fund has committed $30m to the Mountgrange Real Estate Opportunity Fund I through its funds of funds investment with Franklin Templeton’s Lake Montauk vehicle. The Mountgrange fund closed in May on £300m and will target under-performing assets as well as land deals.
- Building a better mousetrap
Mark Florian went from advising on blockbuster toll road deals for one of Wall Street’s finest to building out an energy infrastructure team at the world’s oldest energy private equity firm. In his first interview since joining First Reserve from Goldman Sachs last year, he tells Cezary Podkul why he made the transition and what he hopes to accomplish at his new employer.
- Healthscope draws A$1.7bn bid from PE consortium
The Australian healthcare provider has received a buyout bid from a private equity consortium, reportedly comprising of TPG and Carlyle.
- Colony to sell iconic hotel for $275m
Fairmont Raffles Hotels International, the hospitality company taken private by Colony Capital and Kingdom Holding Company, is reportedly preparing to sell the legendary Raffles Hotel in Singapore to Qatari Diar. The Qatar sovereign wealth fund has yet to decide on the amount of money required to refurbish the colonial icon.