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Reach Capital raises $265m Fund V as former edtech specialist broadens...
Reach Capital has closed its largest fund to date at $265m amid a further expansion beyond the education technology specialism on which the venture manager built its business.
Deal news
Deal Roundup: TPG agrees $925m Lotte Rental buy, Lindsay Goldberg seals...
TPG has agreed to acquire a 61.2% controlling stake in South Korea’s largest car rental company, Lotte Rental, from Hotel Lotte and Busan Lotte Hotel in a transaction valued at KRW1.31tn ($925m).
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Great Hill Partners hires Bain & Co AI specialist to boost...
Great Hill Partners has hired former Bain & Company exec Sam Liu as director of AI, adding a second senior artificial intelligence specialist this year as the buyout major looks to embed the technology across both its investment process and portfolio company value creation.
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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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Partners Group lands $1bn Asia private credit mandate as bespoke accounts...
Partners Group has secured a $1bn private credit mandate from a major Asian institutional investor, adding to a run of bespoke accounts that has made customised mandates a significant source of new capital for the Swiss private markets manager.
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Europe’s IPO window is open – but PE firms face a...
Europe’s IPO market has reopened after the 2022 correction, but the backlog of potential listings is rapidly narrowing, creating a more selective exit environment for private equity sponsors, PitchBook data suggests.
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Reach Capital raises $265m Fund V as former edtech specialist broadens into health, work
Reach Capital has closed its largest fund to date at $265m amid a further expansion beyond the education technology specialism on which the venture manager built its business.
Floating Point nearly doubles fund size with $125m Fund III, as ‘real-world’ venture strategy...
Floating Point has raised $125m for its third fund, nearly doubling the size of its previous vehicle, as the early-stage investor looks to scale a strategy built around tech-enabled businesses operating in complex, capital-intensive sectors rather than traditional software.
Broadwing beats target with $440m debut fund as emerging manager scales buy-and-build strategy
Broadwing Capital has closed its inaugural institutional private equity fund on $440m, beating its $350m target, as the four-year-old manager looks to scale a lower mid-market buy-and-build strategy that has already produced 26 acquisitions.
Homestead Capital launches first agri credit fund with $150m pension anchor
Homestead Capital has held the first close of its debut commingled agriculture private credit fund, securing a $150m anchor commitment from a large US state pension system as it expands beyond the farmland equity strategy on which it built its $1.8bn investment platform.
Ninety One closes third Africa credit fund with $404m of new firepower
Investment house Ninety One has closed its third Africa Credit Opportunities fund on $404m including leverage, almost doubling the capital raised across its emerging market senior credit strategy to $815m.
Great Hill Partners hires Bain & Co AI specialist to boost dealmaking, portfolio value...
Great Hill Partners has hired former Bain & Company exec Sam Liu as director of AI, adding a second senior artificial intelligence specialist this year as the buyout major looks to embed the technology across both its investment process and portfolio company value creation.
Partners Group lands $1bn Asia private credit mandate as bespoke accounts drive fundraising growth
Partners Group has secured a $1bn private credit mandate from a major Asian institutional investor, adding to a run of bespoke accounts that has made customised mandates a significant source of new capital for the Swiss private markets manager.
Continuim more than doubles fund size with $548m Fund III after just 32 days...
Continuim Equity Partners has more than doubled the size of its flagship fund in two years, closing its third manufacturing and industrial-focused vehicle on $548m after just 32 days in market.
EMERGING, Promethean eye $300m for hospitality tech fund built around $185m continuation portfolio
EMERGING and Promethean Investments have launched a $300m-targeting hospitality and experiential entertainment investment vehicle, using a roughly $185m portfolio of identified assets as the foundation for a strategy targeting AI, automation and technology-enabled businesses across the sector.
Virginia Retirement System highlights active management edge as $135bn pension fund beats long-term target
The Virginia Retirement System has reported a 12.1% net investment return for the fiscal year to June 30, 2026, growing its trust fund to $135.2bn.
