Private Equity

Fundraising

Spectrum again bucks volatile market, closes tenth flagship in one-and-done raise

As LPs generally pull away from tech-focused funds (and consider selling down their exposure on the secondaries market), a select few continue to attract capital.

2 min read · 27 July 2022

Flexpoint targets $2.5bn for Fund V as market challenges continue to grow

Flexpoint was founded in 2005 by CEO Don Edwards, a former GTCR executive, who designed it to be a specialist investor in financial services and healthcare.

2 min read · 26 July 2022

UK PE firm Synova wraps up fifth fund

Synova V will invest in growth companies within the tech, business services, financial services and health and education sectors.

1 min read · 26 July 2022

Actis collects $45m for West Africa real estate fund

The fund's anchor investors include Stanbic IBTC Pensions Managers, FCMB Pensions Limited and Pensions Alliance Limited.

1 min read · 22 July 2022

Blackstone reaffirms $150bn fundraising goal despite ‘more challenging environment’

'It is getting harder out there,' president and COO Jonathan Gray said in the firm’s second-quarter 2022 earnings call.

3 min read · 22 July 2022

Mandrake Capital raises $268m for maiden real estate fund

The fund's limited partners include institutions, family offices and high-net worth individuals.

2 min read · 21 July 2022

How Ambienta plans to invest €1.55bn

The pioneering environmental investor has raised more than twice as much for its latest private equity fund as for Fund III. It could have raised a lot more, says founder Nino Tronchetti Provera.

3 min read · 21 July 2022

Oak Hill enters crowded fundraising market with $4.25bn Fund VI

Fund VI has so far secured $2.65bn, suggesting Oak Hill has already made considerable progress in what is viewed as a tough fundraising environment.

2 min read · 20 July 2022

Eurazeo racks up over 1bn euros for French SME fund

Eurazeo PME IV focuses on helping French SMEs to expand internationally.

1 min read · 20 July 2022

Amid tech sector pain, ex-Vista executive hits cap on second fund

Banneker is among a slew of tech-growth shops competing for a slice of capital from LPs who are increasingly pressured by existing managers coming back quicker with new funds and products.

2 min read · 19 July 2022

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