Several months after a merger with ABN AMRO Asset Management, the Paris-based asset manager has set out to raise an ‘infrastructure-style fund’ making project-level investments in wind, hydro, solar and biomass.
Australia’s RedFire Investments will back domestic startups with the opportunity to commercialise their businesses by tapping into Asia's growth.
Armed with €100m of initial committed capital, the French commercial bank’s private equity division will begin a co-investment business to complement its existing funds. Paris-based Frantz Paulus will head co-investment activities for the bank.
Australia’s Anchorage Capital Partners has acquired Hans Continental Smallgoods – the first investment from its maiden A$200m fund, which has held a first close on A$100m, and its second in the food sector.
The Singapore developer and real estate investment firm looks to increase its exposure to Asia’s emerging markets just as it sells the Capital Tower Beijing complex for $352m. It first acquired the property three years ago, while it was under construction.
The middle market specialist has raised $2.3bn from family offices and endowments for its fifth fund, which has more than double the life of a standard fund, demonstrating the firm has the capital 'to put their money where their mouth is and be long-term investors'.
H&Q Asia Pacific, a private equity fund manager focused on investments along the Pacific Rim in Asia, has closed a domestically raised buyout fund, and is nearing the close of smaller fund being raised from overseas investors.
The fund will give the healthcare-focused private equity firm an estimated $2bn of purchasing power for middle market and divestiture deals, the first of which will be the acquisition of a controlling stake in a portfolio company of Gentiva Health Services for $147m.
The Tom Gores-led buyout shop has exceeded its target of $1.5bn, and has already invested the fund in at least four deals.
The New York firm’s debut fund, targeting ‘unconventional’ deal flow, is nearly halfway to its $250m target.