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Morgan Stanley closes oversubscribed $1.3bn debut growth equity fund, commits almost...
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has closed its inaugural dedicated growth equity fund on an oversubscribed $1.3bn.
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Apollo, KKR seal €3bn Bayer reversible contraceptives deal; Aurelius agrees $323m...
Apollo has completed a €3bn investment in Bayer's long-acting reversible contraceptives business, with KKR joining the transaction as a significant minority participant. Apollo-managed funds...
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Golub hires Northleaf veteran Shafer to lead $1bn-plus GP-led secondaries push
Golub Capital has hired former Northleaf Capital Partners executive Matt Shafer to lead its GP-led private equity secondaries strategy, less than a year after committing more than $1bn to build the business.
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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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Radical Ventures lands $1bn-plus first close for late-stage AI fund backed...
Radical Ventures has secured more than $1bn at the first close of a new multi-billion-dollar late-stage AI fund, attracting commitments from some of Canada's largest pension investors as it looks to address a shortage of domestic growth capital for the country's technology businesses.
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Private capital fundraising nears fifth straight annual decline as LPs concentrate...
Global private capital fundraising is heading for a fifth consecutive annual decline, with almost four-fifths of capital now flowing into funds of at least $1bn as liquidity-starved LPs concentrate commitments with larger managers, according to new PitchBook data.
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Morgan Stanley closes oversubscribed $1.3bn debut growth equity fund, commits almost 25% of capital...
Morgan Stanley Investment Management has closed its inaugural dedicated growth equity fund on an oversubscribed $1.3bn.
Portobello Capital beats target with €710m Fund V close as Spanish manager scales flagship...
Portobello Capital has closed its fifth flagship buyout fund on €710m, beating its €600m target after less than 18 months of fundraising.
The Madrid-based manager...
Goldman Sachs closes $9.6bn flagship buyout fund
Goldman Sachs Alternatives has closed its ninth flagship buyout fund on $9.6bn, almost matching its $9.7bn predecessor despite the prolonged slowdown in global private capital fundraising.
Apollo, KKR seal €3bn Bayer reversible contraceptives deal; Aurelius agrees $323m Hain unit carve-out
Apollo has completed a €3bn investment in Bayer's long-acting reversible contraceptives business, with KKR joining the transaction as a significant minority participant. Apollo-managed funds...
Private capital fundraising nears fifth straight annual decline as LPs concentrate capital in $1bn-plus...
Global private capital fundraising is heading for a fifth consecutive annual decline, with almost four-fifths of capital now flowing into funds of at least $1bn as liquidity-starved LPs concentrate commitments with larger managers, according to new PitchBook data.
Golub hires Northleaf veteran Shafer to lead $1bn-plus GP-led secondaries push
Golub Capital has hired former Northleaf Capital Partners executive Matt Shafer to lead its GP-led private equity secondaries strategy, less than a year after committing more than $1bn to build the business.
Carlyle more than triples infrastructure credit fund with $2.3bn Fund II close
Carlyle has raised about $2.3bn for its second infrastructure credit fund, taking in more than three-and-a-half times the capital secured for its predecessor as the investment giant scales its private infrastructure lending business.
Crane Venture Partners raises $484m across four funds to build global seed investment platform
Crane Venture Partners has raised $484m across four investment vehicles as the London-founded venture investor expands from its European roots into a globally connected early-stage investment platform spanning Europe, North America, India and Asia-Pacific.
Radical Ventures lands $1bn-plus first close for late-stage AI fund backed by Canadian pension...
Radical Ventures has secured more than $1bn at the first close of a new multi-billion-dollar late-stage AI fund, attracting commitments from some of Canada's largest pension investors as it looks to address a shortage of domestic growth capital for the country's technology businesses.
PSG Equity raises €4.4bn-plus for third Europe fund, almost 70% more than predecessor
PSG Equity has closed its third European growth fund at more than €4.4bn, hitting its hard cap less than three years after collecting €2.6bn for its predecessor.
