Private Equity
Among the $12.3bn pension’s four commitments was a $30m allocation to Coller Capital’s $5bn sixth fund, which is expected to hold a final close soon.
2 min read · 18 January 2013
Searchlight Capital Partners, co-founded in 2010 by former head of Teachers' Private Capital Erol Uzumeri and execs from KKR and Apollo, has raised more than $860m.
1 min read · 18 January 2013
Over the next few weeks, competitors will strive to demonstrate their skill and proficiency, finely honed in some cases over many years. There’ll also be some athletes competing in the Olympics.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Australian surfwear brand has received a new A$695m equity offer from TPG five months after it rejected a much higher bid from the US firm, a period in which its share price has plunged.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
Following a second quarter in which KKR’s net income rose 73% from last year’s figure, the firm has established a $300m joint venture to lend to mid-market companies, says KKR's Scott Nuttall.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The $25bn pension system has allocated $100m to Oaktree and LBC Credit Partners as it works to meet its $500m annual commitment target as part of its overhaul of its alternatives programme.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
London-listed 3i Group drastically reduced the amount of new investments it made in Q2 compared to a year earlier as the business instead focused on cost-cutting.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation has stockpiled cash during the year to 31 March as it awaits better investing conditions. Adopting a cautious outlook, the sovereign wealth fund nonetheless increased its allocation to alternative assets by 1 percent.
3 min read · 17 January 2013
The Toronto-based firm has generated a total of $145m from its $73m investment in 2005 in US healthcare company Center for Diagnostic Imaging.
1 min read · 17 January 2013
The firm, which spun out of Credit Suisse First Boston in 2005, is targeting $2bn for its third fund for which it is charging a 1.75% management fee and sharing 100% of portfolio company fees with the fund.
2 min read · 17 January 2013
