Private Equity
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms collected approximately $39.96 billion in commitments during the first quarter of 2014, with nearly $800 million from mezzanine funds. The latest fundraising drive far exceeds the $25.8 billion recorded this time last year.
1 min read · 31 March 2014
The Blackstone Group is the top-performing buyout fund manager in this week’s scorecard for the Regents of the University of California, ranking managers that are currently in the market or due to come back to market with a fund this year.
2 min read · 25 March 2014
Fundraising by U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine funds nudged slightly higher during the last two weeks and stands at more than $39.5 billion so far this year.
1 min read · 17 March 2014
2 min read · 12 March 2014
The 2010 vintage Southern Cross Latin America Private Equity Fund IV LP has posted the highest percentage point increase year over year for the Washington State Investment Board for the period Sept. 30, 2012, to Sept. 30, 2013.
2 min read · 12 March 2014
So far in 2014, U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops have raised more than $30.35 billion in capital commitments from institutional investors.
1 min read · 28 February 2014
The 2005 vintage Warburg Pincus Private Equity IX is top of the distributions list in this week’s scorecard, which takes a look at the New Jersey State Investment Council’s private equity performance figures for the period to 31 October, 2013.
2 min read · 26 February 2014
So far in 2014, buyout and mezzanine firms in the United States have collectively secured about $21.26 billion in commitments.
1 min read · 18 February 2014
Europe was a boost to Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s IRR figures last year, according to data from the state pension fund for the period to 30 September 2013. The 2009 vintage Riverside Europe Fund IV was Oregon’s top IRR climber by percentage points for the period from September 2012 to September 2013.
2 min read · 11 February 2014
A number of U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops closed on funds in the last two weeks of January to push total capital committed in 2014 so far to about $17.4 billion.
1 min read · 03 February 2014
