Fundraising

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The amount raised provides Fund IV with just under half of its $4.5bn target, reported last year by affiliate Buyouts.

The Swedish giant’s latest vehicle will add to the roughly $150bn being sought by firms including Carlyle, Thoma Bravo and Advent.

Fund IV's limited partners include leading endowments, foundations, pension plans, insurance companies and family offices.

Ten Coves had planned to launch its first independent fund in 2020, but had to delay plans and focus on its existing portfolios in the pandemic.

The software and services specialist is seeking more than $14bn across Hg Genesis 10 and Hg Saturn 3, investor documents show.

River Cities Capital has raised over $161 million for its seventh fund, according to an SEC filing.

BC Partners Real Estate has closed its debut European real estate fund at 900 million euros, beating its target range of 500 to 700 million euros.

The 10 largest funds, including Hellman & Friedman Capital Partners X and Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XI, gathered nearly $150bn between them and accounted for one-fifth of fundraising last year.

PEI caught up with Eastern Bell partner Daniel Sun to discuss how the growth equity firm was able to exceed its fundraising target against such an unfavourable backdrop.