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HitecVision hits $1.5bn hard-cap in four monthsIn a sign that both Nordic private equity and the energy sector remain in vogue, Norwegian group HitecVision’s latest fund has reached its hard-cap in less than four months.
- OMERS bets on US dental services
OMERS Private Equity has purchased Michigan-based Great Expressions Dental Centers, a ‘recession resistant’ business, according to the Toronto-based pension.
- 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.
- Abrams claims stake in Castle Private Equity
US investor David Abrams has acquired a 15% stake in the Swiss-listed fund of funds, which is managed by LGT Private Equity Advisers.
- Park Hill Real Estate hires Credit Suisse fundraiser
The placement agent subsidiary of The Blackstone Group has hired former Credit Suisse and Partners Group capital raiser, Jan-Christoph Klein.
- Partners Group joins KKR’s French wind platform
The Swiss private markets manager has invested in Sorgenia France, a French wind energy joint venture established by KKR and Italian energy company Sorgenia in June.
- CapDyn's Brazil head moves to Hamilton Lane
Hamilton Lane has opened an office in Rio de Janeiro led by Felipe Caldas, who last year had been named Capital Dynamics' Brazil head. Former CapDyn executive Ricardo Silva also joins him.
- Partners Group moves into Paris
Partners Group, the Switzerland-based private markets investment manager, has continued its international expansion with the launch of a new office in Paris. The firm now has 15 offices in total around the world.
- Astorg sells Photonis back to AXA after three years
French buyout firm Astorg has sold optical equipment maker Photonis back to AXA Private Equity for €510m, double the amount it paid its peer in 2008 when it acquired the company.
- UN pension backs Centerbridge and Lexington
The $43bn United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund carved out a 6% allocation to private equity last year and has made its first commitments to big funds this summer.