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Summit Partners closes $2.7bn growth fundThe Boston-based firm has closed its eighth growth fund after nine months on the market, and also closed its third venture fund on $520m.
- GIP holds $3bn-plus first close for Fund II
The New York-based global infrastructure fund manager, led by Adebayo Ogunlesi (pictured) has disclosed in SEC filings it has raised just over half of its intended $6bn final target.
- Bridgepoint wins Wiggle for £180m
European mid-market buyout house Bridgepoint has won the race to acquire online cycling retailer Wiggle, paying Isis Equity Partners £180m to acquire the UK-based company.
- Nordic books biggest return multiple on Point sale
Nordic Capital has booked its biggest ever return multiple following the sale of Point International to trade buyer VeriFone Systems in a deal understood to be worth about $1.1bn.
- Buyout pair mulls options after £5.2bn ISS sale collapse
EQT and Goldman’s sale of Danish services group ISS has collapsed after shareholders in G4S, the acquirer, vetoed the £5.2bn deal.
- NYC to make $2.5bn in annual commitments
CIO Larry Schloss (pictured) and private equity head Barry Miller are working to re-position the $120bn system's programme to commit more money to fewer managers.
- Nordic quartet outperforms
Four of the Nordic region’s most prominent private equity groups have delivered an average IRR of 18% since 1993 and significantly outperformed the public markets, according to new research produced in partnership with the SVCA.
- EQT prepares next exit after €4.75bn fund close
As the firm toasts one of the biggest European final fund closes since the collapse of Lehman Brothers, EQT is hard at work planning its next exit: the sale of Danish business KMD.
- EQT seals fifth exit as final close nears
European buyout firm EQT has agreed its fifth exit of the year, selling a Finnish technology business for €195m. The deal comes as the firm prepares a final close for its latest €4.75bn buyout fund.
- EQT set to hit €4.75bn hard-cap
The firm has collected more than €4bn for control-oriented, mid-market investments in Sweden, Germany, Norway and Denmark as well as secondary activity in Central Europe.