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Side Letter: PE's top growth funds; APAC's deal drop; ESG's cost controversyA new ranking charts private equity's greatest growth capital firms. Plus: APAC dealmaking is on the decline; and cost controversies continue to plague ESG data collection. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Future 40 Leaders – 2023: Fundraisers40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity. Meet the 'new guard' of fundraisers, who are busy building LP relationships and raising capital across investor profiles and geographies.
Which firms raised the largest funds in May?Ardian raised the largest-ever secondaries programme at $19bn and Francisco Partners hauled in close to $9bn across two PE funds.
Spectrum Equity raises $1.25bnThe Boston and San-Francisco based firm held a first and final closing for Fund VIII.
GIC and Silver Lake back Ancestry.com in $2.6bn dealCurrent investors Permira, Spectrum Equity, Ancestry’s management and GIC will continue to own the majority of the company.
- Spectrum Equity launches Fund VII
The Boston-based firm is targeting $800m.
- Spectrum deal takes Fund VI to 80% invested
The firm’s C$60m investment in Verafin marks the largest growth equity deal in Canada this year.
- Spectrum hires IR head from General Atlantic(2)
Ronan Cunningham, former head of private equity at the Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund, has been named head of investor relations at Spectrum Equity.
- Spectrum Equity in 3.2x healthcare exit
Spectrum and Great Hill Partners will sell healthcare payments company Passport Health Communications for $850m after investing in the company in 2008.
- Spectrum hires IR head from General Atlantic
Ronan Cunningham, former head of private equity at the Irish National Pensions Reserve Fund, has been named head of investor relations at Spectrum Equity.