Private Equity
New Jersey state pension system's former head of private equity, Christine Pastore, will head up Vista Equity's new investor relations team.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
The firm raised $135m more than its predecessor fund by expanding its LP base beyond banks and insurance companies to include pension funds, endowments and fund of funds.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
The UK-listed vehicle has approved a £200m commitment to HgCapital 7, which has a target of £1.75bn. The firm's previous fund, the £1.9bn HgCapital 6, is about 70% deployed.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Alven Capital has hit its €100m target on its fourth investment vehicle and is expected to collect around €120m for investments mostly in French Internet companies.
1 min read · 23 January 2014
As it approaches a first close around the €2bn mark, Permira has cut its final target for Fund V to between €4bn and €5bn.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
3i continues to shed staff and sell assets, and has given up on the idea of raising another buyout fund any time soon. These are anxious times for one of the UK’s oldest and best-known private equity groups
2 min read · 23 January 2014
After investing in five companies on a deal by deal basis, the UK-focused firm has launched its debut fund that will target small- and medium-sized businesses.
3 min read · 23 January 2014
The appointment of Kristiaan Nieuwenburg comes as the Swedish firm plans to establish ‘a significant local presence in the region’.
2 min read · 23 January 2014
Nearly nine out of 10 GPs expect to raise new funds over the next 24 months, recent research suggests – with 83% aiming for a vehicle as large as their previous one.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
The firm sees life in the entertainment products retailer despite strong competition from digital streaming, online retailers and piracy.
2 min read · 22 January 2014
