Private Equity

North America

Advent races to $13bn hard-cap for Fund VIII

The global buyout firm has closed its eighth flagship fund $1bn above its target on an overwhelming amount of re-ups.

2 min read · 22 March 2016

Fed adds PE, RE to pension plan

The central bank made its first foray to real estate and private equity last year as part of an effort to diversify its pension plan.

1 min read · 21 March 2016

Jacques Chappuis returns to Morgan Stanley

Chappuis recently stepped down at the Carlyle Group where he spent two years as the head of the firm’s investment solutions business segment.

1 min read · 18 March 2016

PSERS makes nearly $1bn in new commitments

The Pennsylvania pension fund invested in a an array of strategies including debt funds, secondaries and buyout funds.

2 min read · 17 March 2016

SEC allows Steven Rattner to return to investment banking

The former private equity professional, who worked at Quadrangle Group for nearly a decade, was accused of kickbacks with the NYS Common Retirement Fund in 2010.

2 min read · 17 March 2016

Anterra holds second close on food and agri tech fund

The firm has also opened an office in Boston, which it says makes its fund the first independent food and agriculture fund with a presence in both Europe and America and the largest in Europe.

1 min read · 17 March 2016

Accel raises $2bn in VC funds

The venture capital firm closed on $1.5bn for Accel Growth Fund IV, which makes late-stage investments, up from $1bn for its predecessor vehicle a year ago.

2 min read · 16 March 2016

Caesars’ examiner estimates damages of up to $5.1bn

A court ordered examiner’s report on the Caesars bankruptcy posited that potential damages related to the company’s spin-off of certain valuable assets ahead of the debt restructuring could be in the $3.6 billion to $5.1 billion range.

3 min read · 16 March 2016

Sequoia partner let go amid sexual harassment accusations

After receiving a complaint for breach of contract, venture capitalist Michael Goguen filed a cross complaint for extortion and a restraining order.

2 min read · 15 March 2016

US LPs launch ESG initiative

Seventy-seven endowments, foundations, asset managers and non-profits launched the Intentional Endowments Network meant to support ESG investing.

1 min read · 15 March 2016

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