By PE Sector

Strong prior fund performance has helped Italian private equity player Alto Partners strike the €210m hard cap for its fourth flagship fundraise, AltAssets has learned.

Apollo Aviation Group has beaten its target to hold a $950m final close for its latest flagship private equity fund.

European private equity powerhouse Cinven could jump back into fundraising next year for the follow-up to its €7bn sixth fund raised less than two years ago, AltAssets can reveal.

Bain Capital is reportedly the latest buyout major looking to pile into the increasingly heated Asian private equity fundraising market with a new $4bn-targeting vehicle.

Hg has scored its second exit in a week by selling international business expansion services provider Radius to Baring Private Equity Asia-backed Vistra.

Capitala Group has raised $1bn for its first permanent capital vehicle targeting senior debt investments in lower mid-market businesses.

A continued uptick in the median fund size of European venture capital vehicles could see the overall VC fundraising total on the continent bounce back this year from 2017's slight slump new research suggests.

US private equity house SNH Capital Partners has picked up vehicle retailer marketing services and credit data software provider ProMax.

Growth investment firm JMI Equity has led a $55m funding round for student financial services platform CampusLogic.

SK Capital Partners has picked up $100m towards its first fundraises since closing its $1bn fourth buyout fund in 2014.