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Warburg eyes SE Asia with Fund XIAfter closing an $11.2 billion global fund, the private equity firm will hire a Singapore-based investment professional and expand its reach into Southeast Asia.
- Carlyle eyes $10bn close this year
The firm is forecasting another strong year on both the investment and fundraising front, having raised $1.4bn for private equity and deployed $1.9bn during the first quarter of 2013.
- Warburg closes Fund XI on $11.2bn
The global growth investor has deployed about 20% of the fund, which closed after roughly 18 months in market.
- CMIA raises $100m for China fund
The Singapore-based firm is targeting $150m for its fourth fund that will focus on investments in the agricultural and healthcare sectors in China.
- Carlyle moves on Indonesia
Carlyle has confirmed it has hired Rajiv Louis to head Indonesia investments, signaling a stronger focus on a market that some believe is overhyped.
- Electra makes 15x on Allflex
The binding offer by BC Partners values the animal tags business at more than $1.3bn, completing an auction process that had attracted interests from a long list of private equity firms.
- Pantheon targets defined contribution investors
Michael Riak, who worked at Verizon for 17 years building an ‘innovative’ structure into the defined contribution programme for employees, will join the fund investor to help expand products to that market.
- Carlyle sets up energy team
The appointment of six dedicated investment professionals, headed by former Petroplus co-founder Marcel van Poecke, paves the way for a $1.5bn energy-focused vehicle.
- Nexus Group raises $600m for Peru
The firm, which closed its prior fund in 2011, has quickly assembled its second fund from a collection of LPs, including sovereign wealth funds and pensions.
- The 2013 PEI 300: The Top Ten
TPG’s five-year fundraising total is well down on the equivalent figure from 12 months ago – but it’s still outpacing all its private equity rivals