Private Equity

Fundraising

Bridgepoint hits £1.5bn hard-cap on latest lower mid-market fund

Bridgepoint Development Capital IV's haul comes as private equity funds focusing on Western Europe seek almost $100bn in total.

2 min read · 08 September 2020

Virtual fundraising: UK’s Tenzing on how to do it

Tech-focused Tenzing Private Equity raised £400m in nine weeks without one face-to-face meeting. Client services head Liv Simpson shares what they learned.

5 min read · 07 September 2020

Three takeaways from our biggest SI 30 ever

The $257bn collected by the 30 firms comprising our latest ranking of the secondaries market's biggest fundraisers could be small fry in years to come.

2 min read · 03 September 2020

Silver Lake veteran seeks $700m for third software-focused fund

Luminate Capital's target for its third flagship fund is nearly three times larger than what it raised for its debut offering in 2017.

2 min read · 03 September 2020

ArchiMed sets sights on US with its largest healthcare fund

The firm held a final close on €1bn for its third fund – Europe’s largest healthcare vehicle – in late August.

3 min read · 02 September 2020

Webster Equity targets $1bn for first healthcare-only fund 

The firm is also considering exploring a secondaries continuation vehicle for two existing Fund III portfolio companies.

3 min read · 01 September 2020

Key trends in African private equity

The pandemic arrived after a promising year for African private equity, but the industry has readied itself to rise to the challenges of the covid era.

6 min read · 31 August 2020

Why PIPEs are in the picture

Private investments in public companies are increasingly moving onto general partners’ radars but what’s driving this trend?

6 min read · 31 August 2020

Ethiopia takes first steps on PE journey

Covid-19 is a major setback, but reforms should help attract investors.

3 min read · 31 August 2020

How emerging managers are navigating the crisis

Key findings from the Emerging Manager Survey provide a snapshot of US emerging manager and institutional investor perspectives on the current landscape.

4 min read · 31 August 2020

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