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  • GTCR targets $3.25bn for 11th fund
    Chelsea Stevenson- 19 September 2013

    The Chicago-based firm launched its fund earlier this year for investments in North American mid-market companies.

  • Maine doubles private equity target
    Sam Sutton- 17 January 2013

    The $11bn retirement system will focus on expanding existing relationships with private equity fund managers as it increases its target allocation from 5% to 10%.

  • Maine gets $30m access to KKR
    Christopher Witkowsky- 6 January 2013

    The $10bn pension system, which only started investing in private equity in 2008, has added some of the biggest names in the asset class to its portfolio, including KKR, Blackstone, Carlyle and Hellman & Friedman.

  • First Reserve in JV with renewable firm
    Bruno Alves- 6 January 2013

    The specialist energy-focused firm has teamed up with Spain’s Renovalia Energy to target wind projects across Europe and North America.

  • ArcLight recovers to close on $3.3bn
    Sam Sutton- 6 January 2013

    After struggling to find support in the early going, ArcLight’s fifth fund has thoroughly beaten its $2bn target and closed on $3.3bn.

  • First Reserve closes infra fund on $1.2bn
    Andy Thomson- 5 January 2013

    The US-based fund manager has closed its first energy infrastructure fund on $1.2bn after around 17 months on the fundraising trail. The fund had a target size of between $1bn and $1.5bn.

  • First Reserve hires ex-Goldman exec for infrastructure
    Cezary Podkul- 5 January 2013

    The firm has hired former Goldman executive Tim Vincent ahead of an expected final close on its infrastructure fund on more than $1bn.

  • Maine considers early backing for GTCR X
    Christopher Witkowsky- 5 January 2013

    Chicago-based GTCR plans to raise $3bn for its 10th fund.