Fund news
Igneo Infrastructure Partners hits €6bn hard cap for fourth European fund...
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has raised €6bn for its fourth European infrastructure fund, beating its €4bn target by 50% and reaching its hard cap just six months after first close.
Deal news
Deal Roundup: Thrive strikes $15.3bn ADT take-private; Stonepeak completes BMO finance...
Thrive Holdings has agreed to acquire US home security provider ADT in a $15.3bn take-private transaction, comprising approximately $7.6bn of equity value and $7.7bn of net debt.
People news
LGT Capital Partners names secondaries veteran Sascha Gruber CEO; Paganoni steps...
Swiss alternative investment manager LGT Capital Partners has appointed long-serving executive Sascha Gruber as its next chief executive, succeeding Roberto Paganoni after almost three decades leading the $120bn-plus investment business.
Features
Private equity suffers ‘lethargic’ three years – but investors remain bullish...
Private equity has endured a tricky three years as the boom from the end of the Covid-19 pandemic slowed - but investor confidence in the asset class remains high for 2025, research from Preqin shows.
LP News
PGIM, LGT Capital Partners co-lead $680m Tree Line private credit secondaries...
PGIM and LGT Capital Partners have co-led a $680m private credit continuation vehicle for US direct lender Tree Line Capital Partners, providing liquidity to existing investors in two of the manager's funds.
Knowledge Bank
Three-quarters of private markets investors report longer waits for distributions despite...
Three-quarters of private markets investors say the time required to receive distributions has increased over the past year, yet 84% still intend to increase their exposure to the asset class over the next two years, according to new research from Brown Brothers Harriman.
Popular Articles
Igneo Infrastructure Partners hits €6bn hard cap for fourth European fund just six months...
Igneo Infrastructure Partners has raised €6bn for its fourth European infrastructure fund, beating its €4bn target by 50% and reaching its hard cap just six months after first close.
LGT Capital Partners names secondaries veteran Sascha Gruber CEO; Paganoni steps down after 28...
Swiss alternative investment manager LGT Capital Partners has appointed long-serving executive Sascha Gruber as its next chief executive, succeeding Roberto Paganoni after almost three decades leading the $120bn-plus investment business.
Seaya raises €600m at first close for €1bn European growth fund, opens London office
Spanish venture capital manager Seaya has secured €600m at the first close of its new European growth investment fund in just six months, backed by a €300m commitment previously announced by the European Investment Fund.
Formation Bio raises $600m for debut fund targeting up to 15 clinical-stage drug acquisitions
New York-based pharmaceutical developer Formation Bio has secured $600m in commitments for its first dedicated drug development investment fund, targeting the acquisition of up to 15 clinical-stage medicines over the next five years.
Deal Roundup: Thrive strikes $15.3bn ADT take-private; Stonepeak completes BMO finance acquisition
Thrive Holdings has agreed to acquire US home security provider ADT in a $15.3bn take-private transaction, comprising approximately $7.6bn of equity value and $7.7bn of net debt.
CD&R said to gather $20bn for Fund XIII in six months, twice predecessor’s fundraising...
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has reportedly gathered about $20bn for its thirteenth flagship buyout fund in just six months, twice the amount raised over a comparable period for its $26bn predecessor in 2023.
BY Venture Partners raises $60m for third fund, expands into Europe with Lisbon office
Dubai-based venture capital firm BY Venture Partners has closed its third fund at $60m, 20% larger than its predecessor, as it expands its European investment operations with a new office in Lisbon.
Lightspeed said to surpass $750m fundraising target for AI buyout strategy targeting up to...
Lightspeed Venture Partners has reportedly raised more than $750m for a new fund and co-investment vehicle targeting acquisitions of established businesses which can be transformed through AI, as the venture capital heavyweight expands further into private equity-style buyouts.
ACORE Capital quadruples opportunistic credit fund size with $1.1bn final close
US commercial real estate lender ACORE Capital has raised $1.1bn for its second opportunistic credit fund, more than quadrupling the size of its predecessor as it targets financing opportunities created by property market dislocation.
U&I Ventures raises $32.2m for debut fund targeting AI security and enterprise infrastructure
San Francisco-based U&I Ventures has closed its oversubscribed debut fund on $32.2m, with plans to back up to 45 early-stage AI infrastructure startups through an investment strategy informed by a network of 1,800 senior enterprise technology executives.
