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Capital markets subcommittee looks to amend 'senseless regulations' that limit investors in private markets.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XII, which launched last year, has a hard-cap of $23bn.

While large, headline-grabbing secondaries deals are delayed, mostly because of challenges in syndicating out fundraising, middle-market deals such as AEA’s appear to be getting done more frequently .

Asset managers are having to make compromises when it comes to offering products within the current regulatory environment, Julian Salisbury, CIO for asset and wealth management, tells PEI.

Closing deals in this environment is challenging, with wide bid/ask spreads and syndication issues.

Martina Sanow – former deputy COO at the London-headquartered firm – leads the unit, which was set up over the past year.

The hires in the bank's private capital advisory group come a year after the boutique bank launched into secondaries advisory.

ArchiMed and Warburg Pincus have agreed to sell the France-headquartered business to life science group Sartorius for approximately €‎2.4bn.

Tightening debt markets and a conservative attitude to valuations means CPP Investments is taking a measured approach to investing, Suyi Kim, global head of private equity at the pension giant, tells PEI.

Abbott Capital is looking for an extension for its 2008 flagship fund of funds and is encountering resistance from LPs contending with slowing cashflows and valuation uncertainty.