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Axcel scales flagship fund to €2.1bn hard cap as Northern Europe...
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.
Deal news
Deal Roundup: Epiris agrees £1.08bn take-private of Gamma Communications, Yellow Wood...
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.
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Charlesbank hands leadership to White, Hau as long-time CEO Choe steps...
Charlesbank Capital Partners has named Brandon White and Sandor Hau as co-managing partners in a significant leadership transition at the $22bn-plus middle-market investor, with long-time CEO Michael Choe stepping back after 12 years at the helm.
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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: 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.
Andreessen Horowitz adds $1.75bn to Growth V just eight months after $6.75bn close
Andreessen Horowitz has added $1.75bn of fresh capital to its fifth growth fund, increasing the vehicle to $8.5bn less than eight months after closing the vehicle.
Ocean Avenue said to eye $750m for latest fund targeting independent sponsor co-invest deals
Special situations investor Ocean Avenue Capital Partners is back in the fundraising market eyeing up to $750m for its latest investment vehicle, which will target co-investments alongside independent sponsors.
Charlesbank hands leadership to White, Hau as long-time CEO Choe steps back
Charlesbank Capital Partners has named Brandon White and Sandor Hau as co-managing partners in a significant leadership transition at the $22bn-plus middle-market investor, with long-time CEO Michael Choe stepping back after 12 years at the helm.
NIIF hits $2bn first close for second India infrastructure fund, already nears predecessor’s final...
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.
Ares scales inherited Japan logistics strategy to record $4bn fund after GCP acquisition
Ares Management has closed its fifth Japan logistics development fund at a JPY612bn ($4bn) hard cap, increasing the strategy by nearly 50% from its predecessor just over a year after acquiring the platform through GCP International.
Carrick delivers 11x Saviynt return via $600m continuation fund, reinvests record $255m
Carrick Capital Partners has closed a $600m single-asset continuation vehicle for Saviynt, offering existing LPs an 11x gross return on their original investment while committing another $255m to the identity security business – the largest investment in Carrick's history.
LeapFrog names ex-Helios IR head Doble to lead fundraising after $1bn Fund IV close
LeapFrog Investments has hired former Helios Investment Partners global investor relations head Virginia Doble as partner and global head of Investor Solutions, putting her in charge of fundraising, co-investment and capital mobilisation.
LGT Capital Partners beats target with €850m European small buyout fund close
LGT Capital Partners has raised €850m for its seventh dedicated European small buyout fund, exceeding its €800m target.
