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Latest LatAm fundraising beats target

Peruvian firm Nexus Group has beat its target for its first international institutional fund, showing LP appetite for the region can overcome scepticism of new managers.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

TPG hires ex-Goldman executive Steve Sun

Steve Sun, managing director of Goldman Sachs' Principal Investment Area, has joined TPG as a partner on its China team.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

CDB eyes TPG stake

The $770bn China Development Bank is following in the footsteps of GIC and KIA with the purchase of a stake in TPG's management company.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

TPG once again ranks as world's largest PE firm

The PEI 300 ranks TPG Capital the largest private equity direct investment programme in the world, beating out last year’s leader Goldman Sachs. The total amount raised by the industry's 50 largest firms, however, has been on the decline.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Former Tesco chief takes PE role

Supermarket mogul Sir Terry Leahy is to join fellow corporate heavyweights Jack Welch and AG Lafley in advising buyout firm Clayton Dubilier & Rice.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Hony nears final close on RMB fund

The Beijing- and Hong Kong-based firm is on the cusp of its hard-cap target of RMB10bn for its second RMB fund.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Carlyle returns $7.5bn to LPs

The global alternatives group distributed $6.4bn to investors in the first quarter this year, almost as much as the $7.5bn it returned in 2010, according to the David Rubenstein-led firm’s annual report.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

Qiming closes Fund III on $450m

The Chinese firm has also promoted partner Hans Tung to managing director.

1 min read · 05 January 2013

Hamilton Lane moves key man to Asia

Europe and Asia chief Juan Delgado-Moreira has relocated from London to steer the firm’s Asian business to growth in a ‘challenging’ business environment.

2 min read · 05 January 2013

New-look 3i sets return target after mixed year

UK-listed 3i, which doubled its investment pace in the past year, set a new 15% benchmark for future returns but CEO Michael Queen reported results for the last financial year which fell short of that despite a successful reorganisation.

3 min read · 05 January 2013

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