Private Equity

Fundraising

Apollo veteran Sam Oh’s Mountain Capital raises most of Fund II’s $650m target

Oh, a former Apollo senior partner, founded Mountain Capital to be a control investor in complex situations and turnaround opportunities in the oil and gas industry.

3 min read · 17 July 2020

McCarthy Capital seeks $425m for seventh fund

Nebraska Investment Council committed $50m to the fund.

2 min read · 16 July 2020

EQT to hit final close on Fund IX by October

The firm’s ninth flagship fund, which was launched before the pandemic, has a €15bn hard-cap.

3 min read · 16 July 2020

Partners Group lowers expected investor demand by $3bn

The private markets firm expects to raise up to $15bn from LPs this year, lower than its projection in January, due to the impact of covid-19 on new commitments.

3 min read · 14 July 2020

LPs fear an ‘erosion’ of fiduciary duty in fund contracts: ILPA survey

Increased disclosure has made limited partners more aware of the nuances of fund contracts, which are being perceived as a weakening of fiduciary duties, critics said.

3 min read · 13 July 2020

Secondaries giants drive H1 fundraising to three-year high

Funds that closed on more than $5bn in H1 took on average 15 months to do so, longer than in any of the previous five years, according to PEI data.

3 min read · 13 July 2020

Sole Source, founded by ex-Gores principal, rakes in half of Fund II’s $400m target

Managing partner Fredston launched Sole Source in 2016 to be an operationally focused control investor in North American industrial companies with EBITDA of up to $20 million.

2 min read · 09 July 2020

ARC Financial’s Boulanger takes the helm as firm completes succession

Brian Boulanger was appointed CEO of ARC, replacing Lauchlan Currie, who has been one of the PE firm's top executives for 25 years.

2 min read · 08 July 2020

Ex-Symantec CEO sets ambitious goal for debut private equity fund 

Crosspoint Capital was launched last year by Greg Clark, the former CEO of two private equity backed mega-companies, Symantec Corp and Blue Coat Systems.

2 min read · 08 July 2020

Philippines’ Navegar beats volcanic, pandemic chaos to reach final close

A one-two punch of the Taal volcano eruption and covid-19 put paid to an in-person AGM, where the firm had expected to finalise the due diligence process.

2 min read · 08 July 2020

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