Private Equity
The firm beat its target after 18 months on the fundraising trail, and without offering any ‘special terms’, ‘side pockets’ or ‘separate accounts’, says CEO Michael Fisch.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The CIO of Hamilton Lane recently appeared on CNBC and offered a wide-ranging defense of the industry, including the idea that public pension systems are main beneficiaries of the asset class.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The $10.6bn School Employees Retirement System of Ohio plans to continue the process of building up its private equity portfolio in the next fiscal year, and may explore co-investment opportunities.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
A significant proportion of LPs plan to increase allocations to private equity, according to the latest Coller Capital Barometer, which also found LPs are increasingly concerned about the proliferation of special accounts.
3 min read · 06 January 2013
The media-focused firm has collected roughly 70% of its $560m target for its fourth fund, which will invest in information, education and media companies in the lower mid-market.
1 min read · 06 January 2013
In addition to commitments to Blue Point Capital Partners III and Catterton Partners VII, the $49.7bn retirement system also re-upped $200m to LLR Equity Partners IV.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Nordic private equity firm Procuritas has closed its fifth buyout fund at its hard cap of €200 million, a return to form after its previous vehicle came in under target.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Vincenzo Morelli, newly-crowned chairman of the European Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, believes the industry's current image is 'inaccurate and very unfair'.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
Ecosystem Investment Partners has raised $180m to invest in wetlands restoration, a niche strategy that combines conservation with mid-teen return expectations.
4 min read · 06 January 2013
Permira has sent one of its London-based partners, Robin Bell-Jones, to Hong Kong to lead a further push into the TMT sector in Japan, South Korea, China and South-East Asia.
2 min read · 06 January 2013
