A/O, one of Europe’s largest venture capital firms primarily focused on investments in built-world technologies, has held the first close of its new flagship fund, which is targeting €250m in capital commitments. Founded in 2019, A/O is committed to investing in technologies that aim to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, build
Astorg has held an interim closing of its its flagship fund, Astorg VIII, with total fund commitments of €4bn, which represents about 90% of the target size and hard cap of €4.5bn, and a nearly 10% increase on Astorg’s predecessor fund.
Private, employee-owned investment firm Neuberger Berman has held the final close of the NB Credit Opportunities Fund II with approximately $2.5bn in limited partner capital commitments, exceeding the fund’s initial target of $1.5bn.
Bain Capital Insurance, the insurance investing business of Bain Capital, has held the final close of its inaugural private equity fund, Bain Capital Insurance Fund, with $1.15bn in capital commitments, above its initial target of $750m. The fund includes approximately $1bn of outside commitments from institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals
CenterGate Capital, an Austin, Texas-based lower middle market private equity firm, has held the final closing of CenterGate Capital Partners II (Fund II) in excess of its original target with over $375m of capital capital commitments.Â
UK private equity firm Maven Capital Partners has realised its investment in the scientific instrument developer Blacktrace Group with a strategic sale to US life science tools corporate Unchained Labs. The sale represents Maven’s third profitable exit in 2023, having earlier in the year sold Hedgehog Lab, a mobile app
Blackstone has been confirmed as the first alternative investment manager to reach $1 trillion in assets, three years ahead of schedule, according to a report by Reuters. The milestone was achieved despite the firm seeing its Q2 distributable earnings slide by 39% – from $2 billion the previous year to
Los Angeles-based Levine Leichtman Capital Partners is investing in SEV, a Burbank, California-based manager and operator of med spas which provide cosmetic services such as laser hair removal, injectables and body contouring. SEV, which was founded in 2010, will continue to be led by founder and CEO Sevana Petrosian and
Glow Capital Partners has taken a 51% stake in Australian hospitality uniform brand Cargo Crew, in the first deal for the Sydney-based private equity firm’s Glow Growth Fund I. Glow Capital was established in 2021 by former Quadrant Private Equity managing partner Justin Ryan, and Quadrant portfolio company Adore Beauty’s
CVC has closed its CVC Capital Partners IX Fund at €26 billion, making it the largest-ever buyout fund, attracting strong demand from new and returning institutional investors.
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