Private Equity

Fundraising

Arbor raises $765m for fourth fund

The buyout firm, which invests in food and beverage companies, has also closed on its first debt vehicle, which will provide a source of subordinated debt for its fourth fund.

2 min read · 20 July 2016

VC firm Thrive raises $700m for fifth fund

The fast-growing venture capital firm co-founded by Joshua Kushner – whose brother Jared is Donald J. Trump’s son-in-law – raised almost double the $400m it secured in 2014, and will now be managing almost $1.5 billion in assets.

2 min read · 20 July 2016

Pelican Energy beats target to close second fund on $210m

Pelican Energy’s latest offering was oversubscribed, signaling strong LP appetite for a fund investing in energy services and equipment companies even as oil prices plummeted below $30 a barrel earlier this year.

2 min read · 19 July 2016

Key to healthcare PE: specialised knowledge

Healthcare and M&A specialist Richard Zall, a partner at New York-based law firm Proskauer Rose, says PE fund managers need to develop networks of advisers with specialised knowledge if they want to outmanoeuvre strategic buyers.

4 min read · 18 July 2016

MVision hires Loren Boston

Boston, a veteran in the placement business, will be based in MVision’s New York office.

2 min read · 18 July 2016

Marlin closes on €325m for first European fund

The private equity firm that specialises in distressed turnarounds has raised its first fund to invest specifically in European buyouts.

2 min read · 18 July 2016

Ethos looks to tap retail investors with R2bn listing

Once raised, the vehicle will commit to three of Johannesburg-based Ethos’ current offerings, including its newly launched credit strategy, and will buy a secondary stake in the firm’s existing sixth fund.

3 min read · 18 July 2016

Castle Harlan promotes controller to CFO

Gary Bialik takes up his post at a time of transition for the New York-based firm, which is considering new investment opportunities after suspending fundraising for its sixth fund last summer.

2 min read · 15 July 2016

Clessidra LPs approve new leadership

The latest LP vote provides a way forward for the firm, which had paused fundraising following the death of founder Claudio Sposito in January.

2 min read · 15 July 2016

Brookfield sees five hotspots for massive infrastructure fund

2 min read · 14 July 2016

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