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Doughty Hanson closes short of targetThe UK private equity firm has capped its fourth fund on €1.6bn, short of a revised €2bn target.
- HarbourVest, Nova acquire West LB assets
HarbourVest Partners has funded the purchase of a portfolio of venture assets from West LB, which will be managed by Nova Capital Management.
- Nova hires US pros, opens NY office
Nova Capital Management, the specialist secondary investor, has hired US practitioners Dennis Powers and Samir Assaad to tap North American deal flow.
- Sofinnova V capped at €385m
Paris-based Sofinnova Partners has pulled off a rare fundraising success for a European venture group, raising €385m for its fifth vehicle.
- Top dogs, new tricks
The big, dedicated secondary funds are finding creative ways to put all their capital to work. Some take it as a sign that the biggest buyers are feeling the heat of competition. David Snow and Philip Borel report
- A question of transparency
Nigel Dawn, a managing director in the Private Equity Funds Group at UBS Securities, argues active portfolio management through secondary trading is becoming a reality.
- IK expected to close under €1bn
Sources close to the fundraising say Industri Kapital is preparing to close its IK 2003 fund in October on between €800m and €1bn.
- Exponent races to £400m final close
Closed less than five months after launch, the UK mid-market fund formed by four ex-3i executives plans to invest up to £100m per transaction.
- Mercapital in $260m hospital buyout
The Spanish private equity firm has acquired a 65 percent stake in the $260m MBO of private hospital network USP Hospitales.