OPENED & CLOSED
FUNDS OPENED | |||||
FUND | FIRM | FUND | LAUNCHED | TYPE OF FUND | GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS |
NO. | |||||
Carlyle Leveraged Finance Europe | Carlyle Group | 1 | Aug-04 | Leveraged finance | Europe |
Alternative Investment Capital II | Alternative Investment Capital | 2 | Aug-04 | Fund of funds | Europe, USA |
Windstone Opportunity Fund | Windstone Capital Partners | 1 | Aug-04 | Private equity | Southwest USA |
AXA Secondary Fund III | AXA Private Equity | 3 | Aug-04 | Secondary | Europe, USA |
GSC European Mezzanine Fund II | GSC Partners | 2 | Jul-04 | Mezzanine | Europe, USA |
FUNDS CLOSED | |||||
NAME OF FUND | NAME OF FIRM | FUND | LAUNCHED | TYPE OF FUND | GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS |
NO. | |||||
Exponent Private Equity Partners | Exponent Private Equity | 1 | Mar-04 | Buyout | UK & Europe |
FFC Partners III | Ferrer Freeman & Co | 3 | Private equity | US | |
Galen Partners IV | Galen Partners | 4 | Private equity | US | |
Equest Investment Bulgaria Limited | Equest Partners | 1 | Private equity | Bulgaria | |
Golden Gate Capital II | Golden Gate Capital | 2 | Private equity | US | |
EQT IV | EQT | 4 | Jan-04 | Private equity | Northern Europe |
Duchess III | Babson Capital Management | 3 | 2003 | Collaterised debt obligation | Europe |
Pitango Fund IV | Pitango Venture Capital | 4 | Q4 2003 | Venture capital | Israel |
Accent Equity Partners I | Accent Equity Partners | 1 | 2003 | Private equity | Nordic region |
Trident III | MMC Capital | 3 | Private equity | Global | |
Investitori Associati IV | Investitori Associati | 4 | Buyout | Italy | |
Lead Capital Fund | Banco de Invetimento Global | 1 | Jun-04 | Buyout | Iberia |
Pantheon Global Secondary Fund II | Pantheon | 2 | Oct-03 | Secondary | Global |
Caltius Partners III | Caltius Capital Management | 3 | Sep-03 | Mezzanine | Continental US |
ARC Energy Venture Fund 4 | ARC Financial Corporation | 4 | Private equity | Canada | |
Health Care & Life Sciences III Fund | Advent International | 3 | Venture capital | Global | |
CapMan Mezzanine IV | CapMan | 4 | Mezzanine | Nordic region | |
Iris Capital II | Iris Capital | 2 | Dec-03 | Venture capital | Europe |
Cape Natexis Private Equity Fund | Natexis Cape | 4 | Oct-03 | Buyout | Italy |
Hutton Collins I | Hutton Collins | 1 | Private equity | Europe | |
Platinum Equity I | Platinum Equity | 1 | Buyout | Global | |
Hellman & Friedman | Hellman & Friedman | 5 | Private equity | US, Europe and Australia | |
Partners V | |||||
Bain Capital Fund VIII | Bain Capital | 8 | Apr-04 | Private equity | Global |
SECTOR FOCUSTARGET FINAL TOTALCONTACTAll sectors€500 millionEach month Private Equity International, and its sister onlineAll sectors$200 millionpublication PrivateEquityOnline.com, monitor private equity firms that areTechnology, insurance, financeraising new funds. Here we track those funds that have recentlyAll sectors$800 millionlaunched their most recent fund(s) as well as those firms that haveAll sectors€500 millionannounced a recent close for a fund they have been raising.SECTOR FOCUS1ST/2ND/FINALTARGET FINALAMOUNT CLOSEDCLOSEDLPs COMMITTEDCLOSETOTALAll sectorsFinal€300-350 million€400 millionAug-04Pantheon Ventures, Allianz PrivateEquity Partners & othersHealthcare servicesFinal$400 million$400 millionAug-04Not disclosedHealthcareFinal$300 million$250 millionAug-04Verizon Asset Management,Daimler Chrysler & othersAll sectorsFirst€40-€50 million€32 millionAug-04Commerzbank London, GriffithCapital & othersAll sectorsFinal$1.8 billion$1.8 billionAug-04Not disclosedAll sectorsFinal€2 billion€2.5 billionAug-04Investor AB & othersLeveraged financeFinal€450 million€450 millionAug-04Not disclosedCommunications,Final$300 million$300 millionAug-04CalPERS, HarbourVestinformation technolgyPartners & othersAll sectorsFinal€250 million€250 millionAug-04Not disclosedInsurance, employeeFinal$1.1 billion$1.1 billionJul-04Not disclosedAll sectorsFinal€600 million€700 millionJul-04Not disclosedAll sectorsFirst€50 million€20 millionJul-04Not disclosedAll sectorsFinal$900 millionJul-04Not disclosedService-oriented industriesFinal$300 million$300 millionJul-04Adams Street Partners,HarbourVest Partners,US Bancorp & othersEnergyFinalC$403 millionJul-04Not disclosedBiotechnologyFinal$125 million$125 millionJul-04AstraZeneca & othersManufacturing, First€105 millionJul-04Not disclosedservice and retail sectorsMedia, communicationsSecond€200 million€144 millionJul-04Caisse des Depots Group, Ergoand information technologyEquity Partners & othersAll sectorsFinal€110 million€120 millionJul-04Natexis Private EquityInternational, CNP Assurances,Henderson Private Capital& othersAll sectorsFinal€600 million€235 millionJul-04Adams Street Partners, PantheonVentures, Northwestern Mutual,Credit Suisse First Boston & othersAll sectorsFinal$700 million$700 millionJul-04Not disclosedAll sectorsFinal$3.5 billion$3.5 billionJul-04New York State Teachers’ CapitalRetirement System, CalPERS,OMERS & othersAll sectorsFinal$4.25 billionJun-04Not disclosed($3.5 billion+ $750 million)