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Maryland commits $400m to private equity

The $40bn retirement system is edging closer to its 10% long-term target allocation to the asset class.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Austrian insurer in €400m secondary sale

Austrian insurance company UNIQA is selling a portfolio of 54 European and American fund interests as it works to implement a new investment policy.

1 min read · 19 September 2013

EQT snaps up German photo gallery network

This is the third investment from EQT’s mid-market fund, which is currently in market attempting to raise $1 billion for cross-border expansion investments in Europe and Asia.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

ECI books 2.1x on healthcare IT provider

The London-headquartered firm has sold the firm for £57.5m, generating ECI a 2.1x, which can go up due to guarantees on short term performance.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

CapMan nears 3x return on healthcare company

The exit of healthcare services company Curato comes as CapMan seeks €400m for its Fund X, which has collected about €206m.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Cogent adds to Asia secondaries team

The private equity-focused investment bank has moved Dominik Woessner from London to the firm's Asia office in Shanghai as secondary activity picks up in key markets.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

HarbourVest hires former Eaton Partners exec

Olav König, former partner at placement agent Eaton Partners, will lead HarbourVest’s sales and client service for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.

1 min read · 19 September 2013

Equistone seals £90m fruit deal

With the investment in Whitworths, Equistone’s €1.5bn Fund IV, closed earlier this year, is now approximately 45% deployed.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

CBPE seeks tasty return from Côte

The UK-based firm, which is understood to have invested approximately £100m in the restaurant chain, made the acquisition from its £405 million Fund VIII.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

Fosun buys into Italian luxury brand

The PE arm of China’s largest private conglomerate has invested in Italian luxury brand Caruso and aims to bring it into China.

2 min read · 19 September 2013

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