Private Equity

North America

Aquiline closes third fund on $1.1bn

<p>The US mid-market fund will seek investments in financial services companies, similar to its predecessors.</p> <p class="p1"> </p>

1 min read · 06 April 2016

CPPIB buys stake in Glencore Agri

The Canadian pension was among a short list of prospective buyers said in January to be under consideration to take on a minority stake in the company.

1 min read · 06 April 2016

HarbourVest Canada Growth Fund closes on C$375m

The fund was oversubscribed and closed on its target under a year after its final closing.

2 min read · 06 April 2016

Offshore centres distance themselves from Panama

In the wake of the Panama Leaks, the Cayman Islands, Jersey and Guernsey have moved to distance themselves from the vast leak of confidential information that has drawn widespread attention to so-called ‘tax havens’.

2 min read · 06 April 2016

Kline Hill holds first close on debut fund - exclusive

The firm founded by Michael Bego is well on its way to hitting the target for its first fund which focuses on the smaller end of the secondaries market.

1 min read · 05 April 2016

Ventura County seeks manager for $412m mandate

The $4.4bn pension fund is under-allocated to private equity and is searching for a manager to help it reach its 10% allocation target.

2 min read · 05 April 2016

Blackstone promotes new Asia Pacific chairman

<p>Blackstone’s head of real estate Christopher Heady has been promoted to chairman amid a number of changes in the firm’s management structure in the region.</p> <p> </p>

1 min read · 05 April 2016

GIC and Silver Lake back Ancestry.com in $2.6bn deal

Current investors Permira, Spectrum Equity, Ancestry’s management and GIC will continue to own the majority of the company.

2 min read · 05 April 2016

DFW closes fifth fund on $360m hard-cap

DFW Capital Partners V was in market for 6 months.

1 min read · 05 April 2016

KKR makes 2x return on fashion brand sale

KKR’s sale of SMCP, which it acquired in 2013, to Chinese textile manufacturer Shandong Ruyi generated an IRR of over 20% and a 2x money-on-money return.

2 min read · 04 April 2016

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