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Hg gets South Carolina pension backing for $12bn-targeting Saturn 4
European tech investor Hg has picked up a $100m commitment from the South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission towards its fourth flagship buyout fund.
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Deal Roundup: Sagard buys stake in secondaries PE specialist BEX Capital,...
Asset management major Sagard has agreed to buy a strategic stake in BEX Capital, a specialised secondaries investment firm with more than $2bn of...
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KKR names ex-US general David Petraeus to lead expanding Middle East...
KKR has named retired US army general David Petraeus as chairman of its Middle East operation, as it establishes a dedicated investment team in the region.
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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.
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Hg gets South Carolina pension backing for $12bn-targeting Saturn 4
European tech investor Hg has picked up a $100m commitment from the South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission towards its fourth flagship buyout fund.
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African venture capital fundraising booms, but dealmaking drops off
Africa's venture capital industry saw fundraising surge by 41% in 2024 compared to the previous year, continuing a ten-year trend of rising amounts of LP capital being committed to the region.
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Hg gets South Carolina pension backing for $12bn-targeting Saturn 4
European tech investor Hg has picked up a $100m commitment from the South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission towards its fourth flagship buyout fund.
African venture capital fundraising booms, but dealmaking drops off
Africa's venture capital industry saw fundraising surge by 41% in 2024 compared to the previous year, continuing a ten-year trend of rising amounts of LP capital being committed to the region.
Asset-based finance investor Crayhill surges past Fund III target to reach $1.3bn
Asset-based finance specialise Crayhill Capital Management has hauledin more than $1.3bn for its third flagship fund, well above its $1bn target.
EQT passes $10bn for hefty Asia fundraise, eyes up to $14.5bn hard cap with...
Alternative assets major EQT has hauled in more than $10bn to date for its latest Asia-focused fund, with a first close planned for later this month.
Deal Roundup: Sagard buys stake in secondaries PE specialist BEX Capital, Leonard Green buys...
Asset management major Sagard has agreed to buy a strategic stake in BEX Capital, a specialised secondaries investment firm with more than $2bn of...
Linden Capital clears hard cap to reach $5.4bn Fund VI final close
Healthcare investment major Linden Capital Partners has beaten its hard cap for its sixth buyout fundraise through a $5.4bn final close.
Manulife seeds new $660m PE fund in team-up with Ardian
Manulife Investment Management has closed a $660m fund seeded with an existing portfolio selected in partnership with investment major Ardian.
AXA Venture Partners rebrands to Atlantic Vantage Point, reveals EIF as anchor for €1.5bn...
AXA Venture Partners has rebranded itself to Atlantic Vantage Point alongside the reveal of a €1.5bn-targeting growth fundraise.
Deal Roundup: KKR agrees $3.1bn OSTTRA buyout, Sterling Group to sell Artisan Design Group...
S&P Global and CME Group have agreed to sell trading platform OSTTRA to KKR at an enterprise value of $3.1bn.
Pantheon expands private wealth platform again with evergreen credit secondaries fund launch
Investment major Pantheon has launched an evergreen secondaries fund targeting private wealth clients - its seventh fund addition for its growing private wealth platform.
