North America

Coral Reef Capital raises $26m

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Crestone Capital Advisors raises $5m

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Investors maintain strong interest in mid-market

Probitas Partners’ latest institutional investors survey found that limited partners are still flocking to mid-market funds despite expectations of falling returns.

Blood: Trump cannot stop Paris climate deal

US president-elect Donald Trump is powerless to stop the Paris climate deal from taking effect, says David Blood, co-founder of Generation Investment Management.

AutoTech Ventures raises $49.8m

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Mountain Capital raises $537m

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Carlyle’s new advisor sees more discipline in consumer PE

Carlyle’s newest operating executive, Michael Silverstein, who has specialised in consumer and retail for almost four decades at The Boston Consulting Group, said investing in the sector was ‘very aggressive’ in 2016.

LPs zeroing in on diversity during due diligence

A vast majority of investors are inquiring about diversity at private equity firms, while some of the largest LPs have started using specific disclosure forms.

AIC: Tax reform more likely under Trump

The private equity advocacy organisation also expects an improved regulatory environment under a Trump administration.

Columbia endowment names new CIO

Columbia University’s investment management company, which has more than 20% of its $9bn assets in private equity, promoted a managing director after former CIO Peter Holland was promoted to CEO.