Private Equity
Oaktree Capital Management has hit the market with its seventh real estate fund targeting about $3 billion, less than a year after closing the prior fund, according to a person with knowledge of the fundraising, as well as marketing documents for Fund VII.
1 min read · 14 July 2014
The Florida State Board of Administration committed $872.5 million to alternative investments in the second quarter, including about $622.5 million to private equity, according to an investment summary provided by the pension system.
2 min read · 11 July 2014
David Abrams, one of the founders of Apollo Global Management’s European Principal Finance business, recently chose to move into a senior adviser role, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
2 min read · 10 July 2014
Oaktree Capital Management veteran Kevin Clayton, who launched the marketing and client relations team at the firm, is retiring, Oaktree confirmed.
1 min read · 10 July 2014
Littlejohn & Co has held a final close for its fifth fund at its hard cap of $2 billion, according to a person with knowledge of the fundraising.
1 min read · 08 July 2014
ABRY Partners is back in the market to raise its eighth flagship private equity fund, targeting $1.9 billion, according to two limited partners with knowledge of the fundraising.
2 min read · 08 July 2014
Christopher Culbertson, an investment director at the Davidson College Endowment, has joined Verger Capital Management to focus on asset allocation and manager due diligence, according to the endowment’s website.
2 min read · 03 July 2014
Prudential Financial has further expanded its private equity team run by Susan Garrett, bringing on Robyn Sacks Slutzky as a vice president focusing on fund and co-investments, according to two market sources, as well as Slutzky’s LinkedIn profile.
1 min read · 02 July 2014
New York-based private equity firm Sycamore Partners LP announced that it has raised $2.5 billion for its second fund.
2 min read · 30 June 2014
Charlesbank Capital Partners is back in the market raising its eighth fund with a $1.5 billion target, according to a person with knowledge of the fundraising, as well as public documents from the Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board.
1 min read · 27 June 2014
