Private Equity

Fundraising

Littlejohn closes Fund V at $2 bln hard cap

Littlejohn & Co has held a final close for its fifth fund at its hard cap of $2 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the fundraising.

1 min read · 08 July 2014

ABRY Partners targets $1.9 bln for flagship Fund VIII

ABRY Partners is back in the market to raise its eighth flagship private equity fund, targeting $1.9 billion, according to two limited partners with knowledge of the fundraising.

2 min read · 08 July 2014

Former Davidson investment officer joins Wake Forest endowment spin-out

Christopher Culbertson, an investment director at the Davidson College Endowment, has joined Verger Capital Management to focus on asset allocation and manager due diligence, according to the endowment’s website.

2 min read · 03 July 2014

Prudential continues in-house private equity expansion

Prudential Financial has further expanded its private equity team run by Susan Garrett, bringing on Robyn Sacks Slutzky as a vice president focusing on fund and co-investments, according to two market sources, as well as Slutzky’s LinkedIn profile.

1 min read · 02 July 2014

Sycamore Partners raises $2.5 bln for Fund II

New York-based private equity firm Sycamore Partners LP announced that it has raised $2.5 billion for its second fund.

2 min read · 30 June 2014

Charlesbank back in market with Fund VIII

Charlesbank Capital Partners is back in the market raising its eighth fund with a $1.5 billion target, according to a person with knowledge of the fundraising, as well as public documents from the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board.

1 min read · 27 June 2014

Insight Equity loses IR director amid fundraise

Insight Equity Partners has lost its director of investor relations as it works to hit its $750 million target on its third vehicle, which has been in the market for more than a year, according to two people with knowledge of the situation, as well as an internal email.

2 min read · 26 June 2014

First Reserve's second infrastructure fund to be activated later this year

First Reserve Corp, the Greenwich, Connecticut-based energy industry specialist, has announced the final close of its sophomore infrastructure fund.

2 min read · 24 June 2014

Leeds Novamark closes SBIC fund at $236 mln

Leeds Novamark Management LLC has closed its inaugural senior and subordinated debt fund at more than $236 million, above its $225 million target, the firm announced.

1 min read · 24 June 2014

Premium prices on secondary market for sought-after funds

For the most sought-after private equity funds on the secondary market raised in the past few years, pricing has risen into premium levels, according to a new pricing study from secondaries intermediary Setter Capital.

2 min read · 17 June 2014

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