Private Equity

North America

Pavilion acquires Altius

London-headquartered Altius will be combined with LP Capital Advisers and rebranded Pavilion Alternatives Group.

3 min read · 28 June 2016

Longitude raises $525m for third fund

Menlo Park-based venture capital firm Longitude Capital has closed on a new biotech and life sciences fund.

2 min read · 27 June 2016

US PE stays mum on Brexit outcome

US-based GPs and LPs are choosing to wait and see what unfolds with Brexit, rather than react.

2 min read · 27 June 2016

Blackstone holds interim close on long-term fund

Blackstone Core Equity Partners, which is meant to hold investments for longer than the typical 3-5 years in private equity, has raised $2.6bn.

1 min read · 24 June 2016

Just Closed: North Sky Capital raises $196.75m

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1 min read · 24 June 2016

CalPERS allocating $11bn to new and transition GPs

The country’s largest pension system established a transition manager program for firms in between its emerging manager platform and its pool of larger established managers.

2 min read · 24 June 2016

Illinois tops US PE investing in 2015

For the first time, Illinois ranked first in the amount of PE capital invested among all US states, with $94.64bn invested in the state last year, supporting the American Investment Council’s message that private equity has become ubiquitous in the US.

2 min read · 24 June 2016