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The European mid-market firm invests both debt and equity across the capital structure.
Twenty-two LPs sold stakes to Lexington Partners, which has made a stapled commitment of around $300m to BC Partners’ latest fund.
The firm’s $4.3bn sale of USI to KKR and CDPQ in May resulted in $563m moving from private equity holdings to cash.
The firm aims to secure a 25% IRR by investing almost one-third of Finles Lowestoft Equities Fund in high-growth blockchain companies.
The buyout firm is just the latest in a string of technology specialists to launch a debt arm.
The firm hopes to raise around $25bn for its flagship US, Europe and Asia vehicles.
Investment prowess is naturally a key attribute of a private equity firm; for some LPs, however, capital efficiency is just as important.
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The firm has officially raised the largest private equity fund in history.
The global investment firm’s haul includes €3bn for its flagship fund as well as separately managed accounts.
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The Oaktree founder says the existence of SoftBank’s giant technology fund is ‘a further indication of an exuberant, unquestioning market’.