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Investindustrial raises €3.75bnThe London-based private equity firm closed its seventh buyout fund above its target.
- H.I.G. raises $3.1bn
The Florida-based manager closes its third middle market buyout firm above target.
- Balderton Capital raises $400m
The London-based manager closes its seventh European venture fund.
Pollen Street Capital raises £402mThe London-headquartered firm has closed its Fund III after two years in market.
Wasserstein closes biggest fund to dateAfter about a year of fundraising, commitments from existing LPs reached $790m, surpassing the original $750m target.
- Activist shareholder joins listed fund board
Swiss listed fund of funds group Private Equity Holding has elected a representative from activist investor Mantra Investissement to its board and vowed to continue its distribution policy.
- Turmoil erupts at LMS
A group of shareholders in London-listed private equity group LMS Capital, including its chairman Robert Rayne, have called for the business to be broken up.
- Enter the activists
Trouble is brewing in the listed private equity sector as a Paris-based investment company tries to shake up the way a listed fund of funds is managed – and has vowed to do the same with other vehicles.
- Oaktree raises $10.9bn distressed fund
The Los Angeles alternative investment firm has raised the largest ever distressed debt fund, more than three times the size of its previous similar vehicle.