Private Equity

Fundraising

US mid-market: Feeling the squeeze

Steep valuations in the mid-market are hitting deal and exit activity.

3 min read · 15 December 2016

Private equity has ‘structural shortcomings’ for families

Multiple fee layers, high minimum investment tickets and a painful J-curve have deterred many wealthy families from investing in the asset class, says Richard Clarke-Jervoise, a partner at Stonehage Fleming.

2 min read · 15 December 2016

private equity, pension fund, Warburg Pincus, China

Warburg Pincus China notches $2 bln in first and final close

2 min read · 14 December 2016

Creadev, Delphine Descamps, Mulliez family, private equity

Dyal Capital tops $5 bln to buy slices of PE management companies

3 min read · 14 December 2016

Access gathers €226m for co-investment

The Paris-based firm is also closing in on a first close for its latest fund of funds.

2 min read · 14 December 2016

Wind Point to meet target for Fund VIII next week - exclusive

The firm’s eighth flagship fund, Wind Point Partners VIII, expects to hold an interim close on its way to its $750m hard-cap.

2 min read · 13 December 2016

Private equity arrives in Afghanistan

Two government-backed investors have committed capital to InFrontier, Afghanistan's first private equity fund.

1 min read · 13 December 2016

Adveq collects €462m for latest FoF

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1 min read · 12 December 2016