OPENED & CLOSED
FUNDS OPENED | ||||
FUND | MANAGER | FUND | TYPE OF FUND | GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS |
NO. | ||||
Abraaj Buyout Fund II | Abraaj Capital | 2 | Buyout | South Asia, Middle East, |
North Africa | ||||
Islamic Germany Buyout | emcg and Dubai Bank | 1 | Private equity | Germany |
Private Equity Fund | ||||
EuroMena Fund | Capital Trust Group | 2 | Private equity | Middle East, North Africa |
HSBC Partners Group | HSBC Investment management/ | 1 | Private equity | Global |
Global Private Equity Fund | Partners Group | |||
funds closed | ||||
FUND | MANAGER | FUND | TYPE OF FUND | GEOGRAPHIC FOCUS |
NO. | ||||
Egeria Private Equity Fund II | Egeria Capital Management | 2 | Private equity | Netherlands |
Quadrangle Capital Partners II | Quadrangle | 2 | Private equity | US |
ABRY Partners V | ABRY Partners | 5 | Buyout | US |
Celtic House Venture Partners III | Celtic House Venture Partners | 3 | Venture capital | Canada, UK |
Gold Hill Venture Lending Partners | Gold Hill | 1 | Venture debt | US |
Evergreen Pacific Partners | Evergreen Pacific Partners | 1 | Buyout | US, Canada |
GS Private Equity Partners 2004 | Goldman Sachs Asset | 7 | Fund of funds | Global |
Management | ||||
Roark Capital Partners Fund | Roark Capital | 1 | Private equity | Southeast US |
Eden Ventures | Eden Ventures | 1 | Private equity | UK |
Index Ventures III | Index Ventures | 3 | Venture capital | Europe, Israel |
Shasta Ventures Fund | Shasta Ventures | 1 | Venture capital | US |
Baring Vostok Private | Baring Vostok Capital Partners | 3 | Private equity | Russia, Ukraine, |
Equity Fund III | CIS | |||
CHS Private Equity V | Code Hennessy & Simmons | 5 | Buyout | US |
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