Fundraising

Aurora exceeds hard cap in $1.2 bln final close

Fund managers lament potential shuttering of OPIC

Blackstone names Sean Klimczak head of $40 bln infrastructure fund

Onex Partners gets $2 bln from parent for flagship fund

Apax joins the tech fund race

The London-headquartered buyout firm is following in the footsteps of peers such as CVC, KKR and Carlyle Group in establishing a technology-focused fund.

Gatewood raises fund to help launch new GPs

Brentwood’s Fund VI inches toward $1bn hard-cap

The consumer sector-focused mid-market firm has raised $984m as of 19 May.

Parquest exceeds hard-cap on latest fund

The French player has raised €310m for Parquest Capital 2, which will invest in French SMEs.

Morgan Stanley closes first impact fund of funds

The asset manager has raised more than $125m to invest in private equity impact funds, particularly in emerging and frontier markets.

Private Eye: DeVos-family-backed firm, with $6.3 bln AUM, raises two co-investment pools