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HarbourVest raises $3bnThe US-based manager raises its fifth co-investment fund above target.
VRS approves $250m in commitmentsThe US public pension has backed two private equity vehicles.
Side Letter: October's biggest funds, tech investing key trends, Eurazeo earningsTech fundraising continues apace with around $50 billion raised in the first nine months of this year – a 47 percent rise on the whole of 2018. As we detail in our tech special this week, the industry is a broader, deeper market than it has ever been. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Spanish PE reign, Manulife's Houlihan hires, PEI Awards 2019Finding all this Brexit-related drama exhausting? Read our latest on Spain's PE industry below where deal volume is set to hit a record and the industry's future is bright. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
VRS approves $400m in commitmentsThe US public pension has backed two North American PE funds.
Who raised the largest fund in September?Vista's $16bn haul for its seventh flagship fund, Advent's $2bn debut tech fund and Hahn & Co's largest fund for Korea are among the largest funds closed during the month.
Advent eyes disruptive, high-growth businesses with debut tech fundThe global giant has raised $2bn for Advent Global Technology with the majority of capital coming from existing LPs.
Side Letter: Brexit blues, EQT's co-investment plans, LPs band togetherIn 2016 the UK voted to leave the EU, yet three years later squabbling over exactly how and whether this should happen is pouring cold water on PE fundraising and deals in Britain. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
LP appetite for PE creates exposure shortfalls – reportAlmost two-thirds of US public pension plans with private equity targets are under-allocated to the asset class, according to eVestment.
Virginia Retirement System approves $580m in commitmentsThe US public pension has backed five private equity funds.