Fundraising

BC Partners seeks staple for Fund X – exclusive

LPs in the buyout firm's 2011-vintage €6.7bn ninth fund will be offered bids for their stakes in the summer, Secondaries Investor has learned.

CVC closes record-breaking European private equity fund

The €16bn fund, the largest euro-denominated vehicle in private equity history, includes a €500m GP commitment.

LPs push back on Fenway revamp, which lacks a status-quo option

HarbourVest set to close $1.5 bln co-invest fund in June

Ham Lane raises ‘not your average’ fund of funds

The newly listed asset manager has pooled capital from nine Finnish LPs to invest in secondaries and large US and European buyout funds over a two-year period.

Apollo Fund IX eyes as much as $23.5bn

The vehicle would be the largest ever for the $189bn private equity firm, which is expected to make a GP commitment of at least 3.5% of total commitments.

Market at a glance – KKR makes a pair of $4 bln deals

Private Eye: Michigan Prosperity Fund not a single blind pool, Blackford says

Blackstone’s (other) $20bn game-changer

While all eyes were trained on the firm’s plans for a record-breaking infra fund, Blackstone was quietly agreeing on an arguably more fruitful transaction.<br />

Aurora exceeds hard cap in $1.2 bln final close