North America

Just closed: Seacoast Capital raises $89m

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TowerBrook appoints former Tory chairman to advisory board

Andrew Feldman, former chairman of Britain’s Conservative Party and current chief executive of clothing business Jayroma, has joined the UK private equity firm’s senior advisory board.

General Atlantic operating partner heads to Intel

Bob Swan, former eBay CFO, will start at Intel on 10 October as executive VP and CFO.

Riverside closes its largest micro-cap fund to date

Riverside Micro-Cap Fund IV closed on $650m, including a 5% GP commitment, and has already made two platform acquisitions so far.

Fund alert: Riverside collects $650m

<p><em><span>The firm raises its largest buyout vehicle to date.</span></em></p> <p><em><span></span></em></p>

SwanCap’s opportunities fund holds first close – Exclusive

The firm has collected about half its target of €400m for its third fund, Swan III.

LACERS seeks contract extension with PE consultant

The Los Angeles City Employees’ Retirement System is seeking to extend its contract with Portfolio Advisors to give LACERS more time to evaluate the market for private equity consulting services.

Just closed: Spectrum 28 raises $170m

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Interview: Charlie Eaton on 30 years of fund placement

Charlie Eaton, founder of Eaton Partners, has seen the fund placement business change dramatically in 30 years. He talks about what the future holds for his firm.

Apollo, TPG founders to give up financial information

A Chicago bankruptcy judge has approved the request from the creditors of Caesars Entertainment Operating Co to review the personal financial information of the private equity firm executives.