Carlyle Group was among the top private equity groups last year, according to a study by PitchBook, a Seattle-based research firm that focuses on the private equity industry. The Washington DC-based firm’s USD13.7bn Carlyle Partners Fund was ranked the second biggest, behind the USD14.7bn Apollo Investment Fund VII. Carlyle, with

Tanfield Foods, a manufacturer of allergen free ready meals, soups and sauces, has obtained a GBP4m investment from Inventages Venture Capital. The new money will be used to build capacity in the Consett factory unit and provide extra marketing support, particularly for Tanfield Food’s key brand “Look What We Found!”.

European Fund Administration has signed a partnership agreement with Italy’s Asset Management Services, a company specialised in fund administration services. As part of the agreement, AMS acquires 100 per cent of Servizi, in which EFA previously held a 34 per cent stake, while EFA obtains ten per cent of AMS’s

Celtic Pharmaceutical, a private equity investment firm focused on the biotechnology and pharmaceutical industries, has formed a partnership between Ipsen and Inspiration Biopharmaceuticals to create a haemophilia franchise. Prior to this partnership, Celtic Pharma held a direct interest in Inspiration’s lead compound, IB1001 (rFIX), a new version of recombinant Factor

Prudential Capital Partners has completed fundraising for Prudential Capital Partners III with capital commitments totalling USD965m, exceeding its initial fundraising target of USD900m. Prudential Capital Partners is the middle-market mezzanine fund business sponsored by Prudential Capital Group, a private fixed income investment business of Prudential Financial. Investors include state and

Mark Dalton, Alex Sorokin and Neil Wessan have launched Halsey Lane Holdings to assist lenders-turned-owners of distressed companies in managing and maximising the value of their post-restructuring equity investments.  Halsey Lane combines the principals’ private equity, turnaround, restructuring and capital markets expertise with an offering that is solely focused on

Activ Financial, a provider of low-latency market data solutions, has received a minority equity investment from venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners.  Activ will use the proceeds to drive new customer acquisition, power continued product innovation and meet the escalating market demand for ultra-low latency market data solutions. The demand

Antin Infrastructure Partners has completed its second closing with an additional EUR215m. Antin IP has raised total commitments of EUR515m, more than half of the fund’s target, from Scandinavian, German and French investors. Alain Rauscher (pictured), Antin IP’s founder and chief executive, says: “This achievement is the result of clear