The clean energy-focused firm has also made two new hires ahead of the final close of its Amadeus Asian Clean Energy Fund.
PIK Group, the Moscow-based public property company, has abandoned plans to raise a fund from third party investors in the wake of the credit crunch. The decision was taken earlier this year, according to a spokeswoman.
Wesley Ogburn, a portfolio manager in charge of hedge funds at the $22bn university endowment today submitted comments to the SEC in favour of maintaining the ability of placement agents to interact with US public pensions.
Carlyle’s defunct Polish team is now seeking €200m for a consumer sector fund.
The UK government is asking fund of funds managers to step forward to manage a state-backed venture capital fund.
The London-listed private equity firm has said reduced competition for deals and the prevalence of distressed sellers are reasons to bolster its dry powder.
The Dallas-based private equity and real estate investor is expected to garner up to $2bn in commitments by the end of August as part of its efforts to raise $20bn to target distress, according to Bloomberg.
The firm, fresh from the success of a portfolio company’s $100m NASDAQ IPO, will go to market for a third CEE fund following secondary sales negotiations over its 3i-backed predecessor fund.
The Middle East-backed firm plans to initially invest in China on a deal-by-deal basis, with an eye to raising sector-specific private equity funds in the future.
Paris-based insurer Axa says its real estate investment management business has struck an agreement with Chinese insurer, Ping An, to co-invest in residential projects in the country. A China real estate fund is also on the way.