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  • KERN Partners launches $750 mln Fund IV
    Brad Meikle- 17 July 2014

    Canadian private equity firm KERN Partners has launched its fourth energy-focused partnership, KERN Energy Partners IV Fund, according to people with knowledge of the situation.

  • KERN Partners launches $750 mln Fund IV, invests in Steelhead LNG
    Kirk Falconer- 17 July 2014

    Canadian private equity firm KERN Partners has launched its fourth energy-focused partnership, KERN Energy Partners IV Fund (KEP IV), peHUB Canada has exclusively learned. In early July, KEP IV, which is targeted to raise $750 million, completed a first close for an unspecified amount anchored by existing LPs in prior KERN funds. KEP IV has also made its premiere platform investment, backing Steelhead LNG, a Vancouver company focused on liquefied natural gas (LNG) projects that recently announced plans for building a $30 billion LNG export facility on Canada's West Coast.

  • Upside snags $1.1 mln
    Iris Dorbian- 16 July 2014

    Upside, a managed account platform provider for investment advisors, has closed $1.1 million in funding. The investors included Cultivation Capital, SixThirty, Suranga Chandratillake of Balderton Capital and Bruno Bowden of Data Collective. In addition to the funding, Cliff Holekamp of Cultivation Capital has been added to Upside's board of directors. According to the firm, the capital will be used to further invest in its tech platform.

  • Upside snags $1.1 mln
    Iris Dorbian- 16 July 2014

    Upside, a managed account platform provider for investment advisors, has closed $1.1 million in funding. The investors included Cultivation Capital, SixThirty, Suranga Chandratillake of Balderton Capital and Bruno Bowden of Data Collective. In addition to the funding, Cliff Holekamp of Cultivation Capital has been added to Upside's board of directors. According to the firm, the capital will be used to further invest in its tech platform.

  • Dealmaking picks up, but at higher prices
    Steve Gelsi- 14 July 2014

    U.S. sponsors tallied up more closed deals in the second quarter than a year ago as the sustained economic recovery and strength in the credit markets created a mood to merge.

  • Warburg Pincus taps former Visa executive Walsh: Reuters
    Reuters News- 10 July 2014

    Private equity firm Warburg Pincus LLC said on Wednesday it appointed Michael Walsh, the former head of a Visa Inc payment management unit, as an adviser in its technology, media and telecommunications investment team.

  • Asia weakness hits Temasek returns
    James Taylor- 8 July 2014

    The Singapore fund ramped up new investment but poor Asia results undermined performance

  • Exclusive: Ex-Deutsche exec raises $339m China fund
    Clare Burrows- 3 July 2014

    James Goulding’s Limetree Capital will invest in car parks across China.

  • Guardian Life considers secondary sale of PE assets: UPDATED WITH VIDEO
    Cust Serv- 27 June 2014

    Guardian Life Insurance Company of America may sell up to 10 percent of its private equity portfolio on the secondary market, Buyouts has learned.

  • Santander sells custody business stake to Warburg Pincus-led group-Reuters
    Reuters News- 20 June 2014

    The euro zone's biggest bank Santander said on Thursday it had agreed to sell a 50 percent stake in its securities custody business to a holding led by U.S. buyout firm Warburg Pincus, Reuters reported.