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LiveOak makes Partner promotions following close of USD210m Fund III

Early-stage venture capital LiveOak Venture Partners, a venture capital firm based in Austin, Texas, has promoted Creighton Hicks and Mike Marcantonio to Partner. The promotions coincide with the launch of the firm’s third fund, a USD210 million vehicle focused on early-stage companies in Texas. The pair join Founding Partners Venu

BEX Capital raises USD765m for fund-of-funds secondaries in just three months

BEX Capital, an investment firm focused exclusively on secondaries in private equity fund-of-funds (FoF), secondaries funds and co-investment funds, has closed BEX Fund IV at USD765 million, in excess of its USD600 million target. This was the first close of BEX Fund IV, with fundraising completed in only three months.

Texas Medical Center doubles size of TMC Venture Fund

Texas Medical Center (TMC) has increased the size of the TMC Venture Fund to USD50 million dollars, doubling down on its vision to foster and invest in life science entrepreneurship. The USD50 million investment, combined with the recent launch of the TMC3 campus – the world’s largest life science campus

KKR closes USD17bn global infrastructure fund

Global investment firm KKR has held the final closing of KKR Global Infrastructure Investors IV, a USD17 billion fund focused on pursuing global infrastructure investment opportunities with an emphasis on investments in OECD countries in North America and Western Europe. Consistent with KKR’s risk-based approach to infrastructure investing, the Fund

Apex Group wins Perennial Partners’ mandate for new growth fund

Apex Group Ltd has been appointed by Perennial Partners to provide fund administration services to the Perennial Private Ventures Fund. This mandate win follows a series of successful acquisitions for Apex in the region, including Australia-based Mainstream Group, and New-Zealand-based MMC.   Perennial Private Ventures Fund is targeting a raise

Makers Fund raises USD500m Fund III

Global interactive entertainment venture capital firm Makers Fund has closed a USD500 million fund to invest in founders who are evolving and innovating the ecosystem.  The fund is Makers Fund’s third and largest, after a USD200 vehicle raised in 2017, and a USD260 million fund in 2020. Makers has a

GAM launches low carbon infrastructure investment strategy

GAM Investments has launched a low carbon infrastructure strategy in Australasia. The investment strategy, managed by GAM’s Alternative Investment Solutions (AIS) team, seeks to achieve medium to long-term capital appreciation predominantly through investing in private funds providing access to low carbon, energy transition infrastructure projects. The infrastructure investment private funds

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