Private Equity

Fundraising

EnCap crushes target, pulls in $6.5 bln for energy fund

lawEnCap Investments has closed on $6.5 billion for its 10th energy fund, hitting its hard cap less than six months after it began fundraising.

2 min read · 20 April 2015

Fenway would be a big trophy for SEC

When I heard Fenway Partners got a Wells Notice from the SEC, indicating the agency was preparing an enforcement action against the firm, my first thought was: Yeah, so what?

2 min read · 20 April 2015

Former Bush official’s healthcare fund gets new life with HarbourVest

HarbourVest Partners acquired CalPERS’ stake in a one-investor healthcare fund run by a former George W. Bush Administration official the system decided to offload, three sources confirmed.

3 min read · 17 April 2015

Tony James: Blackstone scales through new ideas, products

Limited partners these days are a finicky bunch.

2 min read · 16 April 2015

CalPERS splashes market with $1 bln private equity portfolio

The California Public Employees’ Retirement System shook up the industry earlier this year when it said it would dramatically slash its number of private equity relationships.

2 min read · 15 April 2015

Mannion, Miller to move into advisory roles at Summit

Two senior executives at Summit Partners will step back from day-to-day activity as the firm moves ahead with fundraising for its next flagship vehicle.

2 min read · 14 April 2015

Quantum Energy prepares final close on Fund VI

Despite turmoil in the energy sector, Quantum Energy Partners is about to close its sixth fund on its hard cap, and possibly more, according to a person with knowledge of the fundraising.

1 min read · 13 April 2015

Anthos, with Goldman pedigree, raises $300 mln: Updated

One of the names creating buzz among limited partners is Anthos Capital, a California firm founded by former Goldman Sachs execs.

3 min read · 08 April 2015

Summit Partners adjusts leadership team ahead of fundraise

Summit Partners, a veteran growth equity firm, is preparing to hit the market with its ninth flagship fund, targeting about $3 billion, amid changes in its leadership.

2 min read · 07 April 2015

Monomoy-backed EveryWare Global to file for bankruptcy

A portfolio company of Monomoy Capital Partners, which is in the market raising its third fund, has agreed to go through a pre-negotiated bankruptcy process to restructure its debt.

2 min read · 06 April 2015

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