More than 70% of investors intend to increase their allocations to private equity this year, though it remains to be seen if recent upheavals have changed that outlook, according to BlackRock Alternatives’ inaugural Global Private Markets Survey.
Forbion, a European life sciences venture capital firm, has raised €1.35 billion ($1.5 billion) for its two newest funds, bringing the firm’s total funds under management to €3 billion. Both exceeded their original target sizes and represent Forbion’s largest fundraising to date. Both funds reached their hard caps of €750
Flexstone Partners has closed another vintage of its small- and middle-market private equity co-investment funds – Flexstone Partners’ Global Opportunities IV – with $790 million in capital commitments, despite “challenging global markets”. An affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers with over $10 billion assets under management (AUM), Flexstone Partners specialises in
Aquilius Investment Partners, a Singapore based investment manager focused on secondaries in the Asia Pacific region, has held the final closing of its maiden AIP Secondary Fund I, with over US$400 million in client commitments.Â
Gallatin Point Capital has closed its second fund Gallatin Point Capital Partners II with $1.6 billion in capital commitments split between the fund and associated separately managed accounts, exceeding the initial target of $1.5 billion. Gallatin says the fund received strong support from existing LPs and has further diversified its
Texas-based Private investment firm Braemont Capital (Braemont) has closed its inaugural fund Braemont Partners I with approximately $525 million in total capital commitments, surpassing it initial $500 million target.
MidOcean Partners, a New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has closed MidOcean Partners VI, with over $1.5 billion in capital commitments, making it MidOcean’s largest fund since inception.Â
RCP Advisors, a sponsor of private equity funds-of-funds, secondary funds, and co-investment funds focused on North American lower middle market buyouts, has held the final closing of RCP Fund XVII with approximately $328 million in aggregate commitments, exceeding its target of $300 million.Â
KKR has held the final close of European Fund VI with $8.0 billion in capital commitments, making it the firm’s largest European Private Equity fund to date, surpassing the $6.6 billion KKR raised for its predecessor vehicle in 2019.Â
Fuel Venture Capital, an early-stage investor in technology and digital companies, will raise money for its next fund using a new funding structure ​its says is positioned​​ to “transform the private markets landscape”. Institutional investors will be able to ​participate​ in the upcoming Fuel Venture Capital Flagship Fund II, which
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