75 percent of investors from the Danish private equity firm's first fund have returned to invest in Polaris II.
Henderson Private Capital has completed its third Asian investment in a month and announced a first close of its PFI Secondary Fund on £136m.
Efforts to stimulate the domestic private equity industry in South Korea appear to be failing, as new funds cut their targets or abandon fundraising efforts completely.
Paris-based Sofinnova Partners has pulled off a rare fundraising success for a European venture group, raising €385m for its fifth vehicle.
The Philadelphia private equity firm and the merchant banking arm of the investment bank Greenhill & Co. team up for another investment in the financial services industry, investing $40m for a minority stake in the specialty finance company.
Following a formal launch in December, Barclays Private Equity has closed its second European mid-market fund on €1.65bn including a €700m anchor investment from parent Barclays Bank.
Switzerland-based fund investor Capital Dynamics has agreed to acquire Man Group’s UK private equity funds business, taking assets under management to $5.25 billion.
The Los Angeles private equity firm, founded by ex-Houlihan Lokey investment bankers, has closed its second fund on $265m, more than double its previous fund of $107m.
The Los Angeles- and Houston-based investment firm has closed its third energy private equity fund on $550m, more than double its previous fund of $240m.
Nordic equity house EQT is the new owner of Sanitec International, the Finland and Germany-based maker of bathroom products.