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Warburg Pincus closes energy fund on $4 billionThe fund beat its $3 billion target, and will focus on E&P
- Venari Resources raises $1.3b in PE financing
The oil and gas exploration company has raised a new round of financing backed by some of private equity's biggest names
- TorQuest puts Fund III to work
The firm has sealed its first investment from its C$535m Fund III.
- Kelso Place hires former Sun Europe CEO
Turnaround-focused Kelso Place has hired Philip Dougall as the ninth member of its investment team as it gears up for eurozone crisis fallout.
- Black Canyon, BRS in 4.5x restaurant exit
Los Angeles-based Black Canyon Capital and New York-based Bruckmann, Rosser, Sherrill & Company and have generated a roughly 50% IRR on their investment in Logan’s Roadhouse.
- PEC adds 18 members, changes name
The Washington, DC trade group has more than doubled its membership to include mid-market firms, and has created a committee to consider issues relating to the small and mid-market.
- NXP Semiconductors files $1.15bn IPO
The company backed by KKR, Bain, Silver Lake, Apax and AlpInvest represents one of at least seven PE-backed IPOs reportedly expected this week.
- CPPIB, Sterling buy Livingston for C$273m
The firms will pay C$8 per unit for the company, which provides custom brokerage, transportation and logistics services.
- Kelso targets £75m for UK turnarounds
The London-based turnaround specialist is for the first time trying to attract institutional investors as it looks to capitalise on the best opportunities it has seen 'in the last four years'.
- FUNDRAISING SPECIAL
The implications of the liquidity crisis remain unclear, but confidence is high that investors will not lose their appetite for private equity – and even the larger funds finding it difficult to finance new deals don't seem to be losing support. Andy Thomson reports.