Private Equity
Jeremy Coller, the firm’s founder and chief investment officer, said the bulk of the oversubscribed fund was raised in “about six months”.
2 min read · 05 January 2016
Pfm spoke to Silverfleet Capital managing partner <span class="BOLD">Neil MacDougall</span> about how his group tackled AIFMD and other new rules while busting past its $850m hard-cap for Fund II.
3 min read · 04 January 2016
Pfm spoke to Ridgemont Equity Partners partner <span class="BOLD">Travis Hain</span> about how the firm managed to corral $995m for its Fund II in only seven months.
3 min read · 04 January 2016
Pfm spoke to The Carlyle Group’s head of global investor relations <span class="BOLD">Mike Arpey</span> about how firms raising multiple, simultaneous funds approach investor relations.
3 min read · 04 January 2016
It’s a nice problem to have, but managing a fundraising that is the subject of more interest than it can handle is fraught with investor relations challenges for GPs.
7 min read · 04 January 2016
As demand for co-investment opportunities escalates, GPs are considering new ways to manage the process, including ‘chief co-investment officers’, fewer promises during fundraising and whether to raise separate top-up funds.
7 min read · 04 January 2016
Private equity firms continue to be attracted by opportunities to invest, driven by the region’s large population and rising consumer spending, according to the African Private Equity and Venture Capital Association.
3 min read · 22 December 2015
Private equity capital is increasingly spreading out of investment hub South Africa, and GPs will continue to find attractive opportunities to invest in Sub-Saharan Africa – if they are willing to work hard, says StepStone’s Marleen Groen.
3 min read · 21 December 2015
In our look at some of the year's more eye-catching charts, Africa stood out for investors.
1 min read · 18 December 2015
In our look at some of the year's more eye-catching charts, Africa stood out for investors.
1 min read · 17 December 2015
