Palatine Private Equity, the Manchester based regional private equity firm, has held the final close of its second fund at its hard cap of GBP150m, with 55 per cent of commitments coming from overseas investors. Fund II consists of GBP100m from existing investors and GBP50m from new investors. New
HarbourVest Partners has held the final close of Dover Street VIII, a global secondary fund, at USD3.6bn. The fund closed above its USD3bn target and was oversubscribed. HarbourVest’s prior secondary-focused fund, Dover Street VII, was a USD2.9bn fund. Dover VIII will make secondary investments in venture capital, leveraged buyout,
Markit has launched Markit Portfolio Valuations – Private Equity, a new independent valuation service for investors in private, unlisted companies. The service includes the provision of valuations for equity investments in growth and buy-out stage companies. Markit Portfolio Valuations – Private Equity is designed to satisfy the statutory and policy requirements
Raven Capital Management, a private equity manager that invests in asset-based senior secured loans and cash flow generating assets, has held the final closing of Raven Asset-Based Opportunity Fund I. The fund now has over USD150m in capital commitments. “While low interests rates and volatility dominate the broader
BNY Mellon has been appointed portfolio administrator, trustee and custodian to BlueBay Ireland Corporate Credit I Limited, an investment vehicle intended to lend to Irish small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and medium-sized corporates. BNY Mellon will provide a one-stop administration solution to BlueBay and will act as drawdown notification
Marlin Management Company has held the first and final closing of Marlin Equity IV with USD1.6bn of capital commitments. Fund IV completed its fundraise at its hard-cap in just over four months and was more than three times oversubscribed from its initial USD1bn target. Consistent with Marlin’s predecessor
Despite the credit crunch hitting private equity investment companies hard, the sector has had a good 2013 so far with markets having rallied and discounts in the sector narrowing to reflect this. Data from the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) demonstrates that the average private equity investment company’s share
Oakley Capital Investments, the AIM-listed company established to provide investors with access to the investment strategy being pursued by Oakley Capital Private Equity, has released its pre-close statement for the six months ended 30 June 2013. The company, through its investment in the limited partnership, has an indirect interest in
Lyceum Capital portfolio company Clearswift has seen a seven per cent rise in revenue to GBP20.8m, 85 per cent revenue visibility, of which 94 per cent is recurring though subscription and maintenance along with a 25 per cent increase in average size of new deals. During this financial year
Total assets managed by the top 100 alternative investment managers globally reached USD3.1trn in 2012, according to research produced by Towers Watson and published in conjunction with the Financial Times. The Global Alternatives Survey, which covers seven asset classes and seven investor types, shows that of the top 100
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