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LACERS takes the High Road for $25mLower mid-market firm High Road Capital Partners, whose maiden buyout fund is currently showing a net IRR of 17 percent, has collected $286m for its second fund.
- Hamilton Lane hits $900m hard-cap for secondaries
The firm surpassed its $650m target for its third secondaries fund, which launched in 2012.
- CPPIB is the world's biggest PE fund investor
The Canadian pension system has topped the LP50 – PEI's exclusive new ranking of the world's most prolific private equity fund investors – after committing almost $4bn in a single 12-month period.
- Asian fundraising is more complex than it seems
KKR’s new $6bn Asia vehicle has redefined the boundaries of what’s possible for fundraising in the region, though the bigger picture may not be quite as positive.
- AnaCap seals £350m close for second debt fund
AnaCap Financial Partners has met its £350m hard cap for its second credit opportunities fund, which raised almost six times as much capital as its first 2010-vintage debt investment vehicle.
- Rede hires former Credit Suisse fundraiser
Tom Donovan, an eight-year veteran of Credit Suisse’s senior distribution team, will lead the placement agent’s efforts in North America.
- More data please
Both the Institutional Limited Partners Association and several large firms have backed a new database that will provide LPs with additional information on funds.
- Friday Letter: Countdown to 2008
Throughout December, PEO will be featuring daily predictions for the year ahead from some of the industry’s biggest names. After week one, some important themes have already emerged.
- Friday Letter Getting ready for the fundraising rush
BC Partners’ €4bn first close was a ray of light for GPs at this week’s EVCA Investors’ Forum in Geneva, especially those among the large crowd getting ready to raise a new fund.
- Friday Letter The ‘trouble’ with preferential treatment
Fund managers have a delicate balance to strike with their investor base as some LPs are getting hot and bothered over larger institutions securing special terms.