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Ardian expects $1.2bn close on early secondaries fund

AESF VI will be nearly double the size of its predecessor, according to a document seen by sister publication Secondaries Investor.

2 min read · 13 September 2017

Palatine braves Brexit chill to raise UK impact fund

The Manchester firm raised £100m for its debut impact fund despite reporting diminished appetite from European LPs in the wake of the Brexit referendum.

2 min read · 12 September 2017

Norway GPFG: Better late than never

Norway’s giant Government Pension Fund Global is wrong to think it is too big and too late for PE.

3 min read · 07 September 2017

EQT in five charts

With the Nordic firm targeting €8bn for its eighth flagship buyout fund, Private Equity International looks back at EQT’s previous vehicles.

1 min read · 06 September 2017

LPs are 'part of the problem': Nordic roundtable

Escalating fund sizes are concerning to Scandinavian investors, who admit they have helped drive this momentum.

6 min read · 04 September 2017

EQT runs stapled secondaries deal on Fund VI

Partners Group is backing a deal to provide liquidity for LPs in the Swedish firm's 2011-vintage buyout fund, according to sister title Secondaries Investor.

1 min read · 01 September 2017

Partners Group shifts focus amid ‘challenging’ market

The firm is targeting buy and build opportunities for greater resilience against pricing volatility and broader margins for growth.

2 min read · 31 August 2017

Waterland: buy and build ‘consistency’ behind €2bn fundraise

The Dutch manager’s systematic approach to buyout investing helped drive its latest fundraise, which wrapped up in two months.

3 min read · 30 August 2017

Nordic PE roundtable: calm and collected

Scandinavian industry participants from PwC, Skandia Asset Management, Permira and AP Fonden 7 remain unruffled by the political and economic uncertainty shaking some of the markets on their doorstep.

4 min read · 29 August 2017

Cryptocurrency ‘hysteria’ could undermine fundraising

Bitcoin has more than doubled in value to $4,425 since 16 July.

2 min read · 17 August 2017

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