Fund news
Sagard reaches $400m target for first PE fund ahead of schedule
Sagard's first private equity fund, Sagard Private Equity Canada, has reached its initial target of $400m ahead of schedule.
Deal news
Hellman & Friedman, Permira said to be close to potential buyout...
Buyout majors Hellman & Friedman and Permira are said to be close to a potential buyout of software company Zendesk.
People news
Riverside Company fundraising, IR head Dörte Höppner named firm’s first chief...
Former Invest Europe head Dörte Höppner has been promoted to managing director for fundraising and IR at The Riverside Company alongside being named the firm's first chief sustainability officer.
Features
Sweeping tech sell-off sees LPs shift PE strategies to stem damage
Private equity has been posting stellar results in recent years, with the booming growth in the tech sector a key plank in that performance for many firms. But tech’s woeful start to 2022, which has seen the Nasdaq index plunge 28% into a bear market, LPs are starting to review their portfolios and look for a more balanced risk-growth adjustment.
LP News
PSERS picks infra, VC pair for $350m of new alternatives fund...
The $75.9bn Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement System has picked a pair of alternatives fund for $350m of new commitments.
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Sagard reaches $400m target for first PE fund ahead of schedule
Sagard's first private equity fund, Sagard Private Equity Canada, has reached its initial target of $400m ahead of schedule.
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Hellman & Friedman, Permira said to be close to potential buyout of $7bn-Zendesk
Buyout majors Hellman & Friedman and Permira are said to be close to a potential buyout of software company Zendesk.
Sagard reaches $400m target for first PE fund ahead of schedule
Sagard's first private equity fund, Sagard Private Equity Canada, has reached its initial target of $400m ahead of schedule.
ICG said to raise world’s biggest GP secondaries fund after beating $5bn goal
Intermediate Capital Group has reportedly raised more than $5bn for the final close of what is believed to be the biggest-ever fund targeting GP-led...
Riverside Company fundraising, IR head Dörte Höppner named firm’s first chief sustainability officer
Former Invest Europe head Dörte Höppner has been promoted to managing director for fundraising and IR at The Riverside Company alongside being named the firm's first chief sustainability officer.
Breega strikes €250m close for fourth fund in seven years, expands to Barcelona
European early stage investor Breega has sealed a €250m final close for a venture capital fund, less than a year after closing its second seed vehicle on €110m.
ECP closes $1.6bn continuation fund to carry on energy developer Calpine ownership
Veteran energy transition investor ECP has raised a $1.6bn continuation fund to pick up a stake in Calpine Corp from two of its flagship funds.
Blackstone, Sixth Street seal sale of long-held Kensington Mortgages to Barclays Bank
Blackstone and Sixth Street have agreed a sale of long-held mortage lender Kensington Mortgages to Barclays Bank.
Bain Capital taps tech opportunities fund for $150m Ataccama investment
Bain Capital has tapped its tech opportunities fund for a $150m investment in unified data management platform provider Ataccama.
3i in exclusive negotiation to exit Havea Group at big boost to valuation
3i has entered into an exclusive negotiation to exit Havea Group to BC Partners at a 50% uplift to its valuation at the end of March.
Halifax Group buys real estate temp staffing, executive search specialist The Liberty Group
Private equity house The Halifax Group has completed an investment in The Liberty Group , a provider of specialty temporary staffing, executive search, and employee screening services to the multifamily residential real estate industry.
