After three strong quarters of resistance, private equity fund-raising slowed to a virtual standstill in the fourth quarter of 2008, according to analysis by Dow Jones Private Equity An

Even with the broader economic pullback in the final quarter of the year, European private equity firms managed to raise USD105.7bn across 156 funds in 2008, according to Dow Jones Priv

Huntington Capital, a private equity firm focused on growth capital investments, has announced the closing of USD78m in capital commitments for Huntington Capital Fund II, its second me

The LRG Capital Hospitality Group has launched the LRG Capital Hospitality Fund, formed to capitalize on opportunities created by the current economic crisis.

A group of industry experts has launched Darwin Financial Platform, a company offering full service business partnerships to starting investment managers.

General Dynamics has completed the acquisition of AxleTech International, announced last November, from Washington DC-based private equity firm the Carlyle Group.

Zurich-based Finvest Asset Management has been awarded a USD2.5bn allocation for investment in private equity.

HgCapital, the European sector-focused private equity investor, has completed its current round of exits with the sale of Orbiscom for approximately USD100m to MasterCard.

Oklahoma City-based Chesapeake Energy has sold certain Chesapeake-operated long-lived producing assets in the Anadarko and Arkoma Basins in its fourth volumetric production payment tran

Axa Private Equity is opening an office in Vienna thereby boosting its presence on Eastern European markets.