Fundraising

Recently launched, Fund III will hold a first close in June, UH endowment documents said, with a final close expected to occur in the third quarter.

The fund's limited partners include pension funds, endowments/foundations, family offices and other institutional investors.

Fund X plans on making about 12 investments and has already invested in three companies, Dura Software, Packsize and Kelso.

RCG II will target six companies within the business services, consumer and healthcare services sectors.

Fundraising for growth funds represented about 19.6% of the total private equity capital raised in the first quarter, according to Buyouts data.

Carlyle Japan Partners V's limited partners include both domestic and global investors.

Fund II's limited partners include global institutions, including public pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, endowments and foundations, insurance companies and family offices.

Eir Partners Investment Program II's limited partners include financial institutions, insurance companies, family offices, funds-of-funds, endowments and foundations, and seasoned industry executives.

The veteran oil and gas investor has so far raised $3.3bn for an eighth fund blending traditional and sustainable energy themes, sources told Buyouts.

Stellex Capital Partners III, launched last year, is set to bring in $1.5bn of a $2.5bn target in a first close sometime later this year, sources told Buyouts.