North America

Altamont Capital Partners raises $773m

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HGGC raises $1.8bn

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RiverVest Venture Partners raises $15m

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Lion Capital raises $1bn

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US mid-market: Feeling the squeeze

Steep valuations in the mid-market are hitting deal and exit activity.

OPIC: impact demand vastly exceeds our ability to serve it

<span class="ITALIC">Elizabeth Littlefield, the CEO of the US government’s development finance institution, discusses OPIC’s impact investing tracking system and its interest in venture capital and renewable energy.</span>

Bill Gates launches $1bn cleantech venture firm

Breakthrough Energy Ventures will invest in clean energy opportunities that reduce carbon emissions.

KKR closing on $5bn pharma exit

KKR is close to selling capsule maker Capsugel to Swiss drug maker Lonza for more than $5bn.

Texas Municipal falls short of 2016 pacing target

The Texas Municipal Retirement System approved nearly $380m for private equity commitments so far this year, short of its $600m target.

AIC: NYT portrait of private equity is ‘off the mark’

The industry creates jobs and benefits retirees, says the American Investment Council, rejecting claims it is about making the ‘superrich even richer’.