LP Profiles

Allianz X, the VC arm of insurance giant Allianz has upped its fund size to €1bn after securing additional investment from the parent company.

Chicago-based CORE Industrial Partners has raised $230m for the final close of its oversubscribed inaugural fundraise.

Private Equity majors BlackRock and KKR are reportedly in advance talks to invest between $4bn and $5bn in Abu Dhabi National Oil Co’s pipeline network.

Maryland State Retirement & Pension System committed $440m across seven alternative asset funds in the fourth quarter of last year.

Tech-focused Inovia Capital has raised $600m for its fourth early-stage fund and a new growth-stage vehicle.

Warburg Pincus is reportedly considering the sale of Consolidated Precision Products, which could value the aviation parts maker at more than $2bn.

Central Europe-focused investment house Syntaxis Capital has scored a roughly 3x return selling Polish fire-resistant glass maker Polflam.

An investor group including sovereign wealth fund GIC and Atlas Merchant Capital has agreed to buy almost 25 per cent of private equity-backed retirement and education savings services provider Ascensus.

Miami private equity house Black Dragon Capital has scored an exit of master data and product information management software business EnterWorks to VC-backed Winshuttle.

Fund of funds-focused Darwin Venture Capital is eyeing up to $110m for what could become its biggest-ever fundraise.