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LeapFrog's $500m commitment marks Temasek’s largest impact-fund investment

The fresh capital from Temasek will be used to anchor LeapFrog Investment’s future funds focused on Asia and Africa.

3 min read · 11 March 2021

An ‘existential’ performance test could threaten Aussie appetites for alts

The proposed assessment for superannuation funds has drawn criticism over its use of listed indices to benchmark the performance of unlisted assets and its unusual eight-year timeframe.

8 min read · 11 March 2021

PAI Partners collects nearly €1bn for debut mid-market fund

The buyout firm collected about €220m more than its original target in a fully virtual fundraising process.

3 min read · 11 March 2021

Greenbriar ups Fund V target to $1.6bn three months after launching

At the original $1bn target and $1.5bn cap, the size of Fund V was already set to be larger than its 2018-vintage predecessor.

3 min read · 10 March 2021

Richard Driehaus, founder of Driehaus Private Equity, dies

After a career spent in public markets investing, Driehaus saw a niche to partner with founders looking for some liquidity and help in expanding their businesses.

2 min read · 10 March 2021

Aurora Capital closes Fund VI on more than $1.7bn

The firm raised the bulk of Fund VI before markets shut down in the pandemic, but still managed to solicit commitments from investors after everything slowed.

2 min read · 10 March 2021

Sub line market shaken by alleged fraud

Lenders are rethinking due diligence after a private equity manager was arrested on charges that he forged LP commitments.

5 min read · 10 March 2021

SCRS approves $355m in commitments

The US public pension has committed to six private equity funds.

1 min read · 10 March 2021

One Rock raises $2bn for third fund

One Rock Capital Partners LLC has closed its third flagship private equity fund at a hard cap of $2 billion, beating its $1.5 billion target.

3 min read · 10 March 2021

Campbell Lutyens eyes post-Brexit opportunity with Paris office

The independent advisory industry has had to navigate a material increase in regulatory burdens due to the UK's departure from the EU, says chief executive Andrew Sealey.

2 min read · 10 March 2021

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