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Pantheon takes $5.3bn infrastructure secondaries strategy into evergreen market with PGIS...
Pantheon has expanded access to its infrastructure secondaries strategy through a new evergreen fund, two years after raising a record $5.3bn for its latest institutional infrastructure programme.
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Deal Roundup: Apax Digital takes majority stake in Wematch, La Caisse...
Apax Digital has agreed a strategic growth investment in securities finance technology platform Wematch, with the funds becoming majority shareholder following completion. Existing strategic...
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Blue Owl hires Schroders exec to lead Swiss private wealth, as...
Blue Owl Capital has hired Schroders executive Philippe Benedetti to lead its Swiss private wealth business, as the $319bn alternatives manager continues its expansion outside of the US by opening a Swiss office.
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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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NIIF hits $2bn first close for second India infrastructure fund, already...
India's sovereign-anchored National Investment and Infrastructure Fund has reached a INR190bn ($2bn) first close for its second flagship infrastructure fund, already securing capital equivalent to roughly 85% of the final size of its predecessor.
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Minority stake sales emerge as private equity’s latest answer to the...
Private equity sponsors are increasingly turning to minority stake sales and hybrid capital as pressure to generate distributions collides with a still-challenging exit environment, according to a new market update from White & Case.
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Deal Roundup: Apax Digital takes majority stake in Wematch, La Caisse invests C$1.76bn in...
Apax Digital has agreed a strategic growth investment in securities finance technology platform Wematch, with the funds becoming majority shareholder following completion. Existing strategic...
Blue Owl hires Schroders exec to lead Swiss private wealth, as $319bn manager opens...
Blue Owl Capital has hired Schroders executive Philippe Benedetti to lead its Swiss private wealth business, as the $319bn alternatives manager continues its expansion outside of the US by opening a Swiss office.
Pantheon takes $5.3bn infrastructure secondaries strategy into evergreen market with PGIS launch
Pantheon has expanded access to its infrastructure secondaries strategy through a new evergreen fund, two years after raising a record $5.3bn for its latest institutional infrastructure programme.
CVC secondaries scores $10bn as flagship fund almost quadruples in size since 2019
CVC Secondary Partners has closed its sixth global private equity secondaries fund on $10bn, continuing a rapid expansion of the firm's firepower in the asset class.
Constitution Capital targets 401(k) private equity opportunity with Horizon CIT launch
Constitution Capital Partners has launched a collective investment trust aimed at bringing its North American middle-market private equity strategy into US defined contribution retirement plans, as alternative asset managers position themselves for potentially significant new flows from the 401(k) market.
HIG hires Blackstone’s Choi to lead Asia fundraising amid capital formation buildout
HIG Capital has hired Blackstone senior managing director Younghee Choi as head of Asia, extending a rapid buildout of its capital formation operation as the $75bn alternatives manager looks to expand its Asian LP base.
Avallon scales up MBO strategy with €171.5m Fund IV first close, eyes €260m
Polish private equity house Avallon MBO has held a €171.5m first close for its fourth flagship fund, already surpassing the total raised by its predecessor as its targets a potential €260m final close.
Bowery Capital GP Loren Straub launches Prompt Capital, targets $40m for debut fund
Long-time Bowery Capital general partner Loren Straub has launched her own venture firm, Prompt Capital, and is seeking up to $40m for its debut fund.
Deal Roundup: Epiris agrees £1.08bn take-private of Gamma Communications, Yellow Wood to buy Nestlé...
Epiris has agreed a cash acquisition of Unified Communications as a Service specialist Gamma Communications which gives the FTSE 250 business a roughly £1.08bn enterprise value.
Axcel scales flagship fund to €2.1bn hard cap as Northern Europe expansion accelerates
Nordic buyout house Axcel has closed its eighth flagship fund at a €2.1bn hard cap, increasing the strategy by 60% from its 2024 predecessor vehicle.
