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Hg eyes final close on at least £6bn for double fundraise  

The UK-headquartered firm is set to hold final closes this month on two northern European mid-market focused vehicles, Genesis 9 and Saturn 2.

2 min read · 10 March 2020

Pension executive Nicole Musicco joins RedBird Capital as partner

Musicco until January led private markets at Investment Management Corp of Ontario and prior to late 2018 held senior roles at Ontario Teachers’​ Pension Plan.

2 min read · 09 March 2020

Market at a glance: PE fundraising dips in 2020’s early months

As of March 4, 85 US-based buyout, growth equity, mezzanine and other PE funds had raised $41.2 billion, down 19 percent from a year ago.

4 min read · 09 March 2020

Deep Dive: Ignoring private equity's critics is no longer an option

Private equity is failing to find its voice or properly engage with its detractors and the barrage of criticism won’t stop until it does.

10 min read · 09 March 2020

New seeding platform supports PE firm launched by ex-Bunker Hill exec

Seed platform Evolution Managers Capital backed Conanicut Capital, which was formed by Jared Paquette.

3 min read · 09 March 2020

TPG Growth-spinout Knox Lane unveils $500m inaugural consumer fund

Knox Lane was founded last year by Managing Partner John Bailey and Partner Shamik Patel, both veterans of TPG's growth equity and mid-market buyout arm.

2 min read · 06 March 2020

New Mountain targets $8bn on new flagship, $750m on non-control fund

The firm is aiming for a first close on the flagship in April and a final close by June.

2 min read · 06 March 2020

Goldman to lead TPG single-asset deal for Creative Artists Agency

The asset manager is one of a syndicate of buyers seeking to move Creative Artists Agency into a continuation fund to give backer TPG more time to manage the assets.

2 min read · 05 March 2020

Healthcare-focused Quadria spots opportunities after raising hard-cap

The Singaporean firm held the final close on Quadria Capital Fund II on $595m after raising its hard-cap from $500m, managing partner Abrar Mir tells PEI.

2 min read · 05 March 2020

CalSTRS commits $855m to co-investments in second half

The increased co-investment pace comes as the $252bn pension seeks to up its overall private equity allocation.

2 min read · 04 March 2020

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