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Baring Private Equity Asia raises $11bn for largest fund to date

Baring Private Equity Asia Ltd (BEPA) has gathered secured capital commitments totalling around $11 billion for its latest and biggest fund to date, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed sources as confirming that the Hong Kong-based investment manager raised about 70% more than a previous $6.5

Jera Capital holds first close of new €100m secondaries fund

Jera Capital, a Copenhagen-based investment management firm focused on the private equity secondary market, has successfully achieved the first closing of its new Luxembourg private equity fund, Jera Direct Access Private Equity (Jera DAPE) which is structured as a RAIF, and is well on track to reach EUR100 million within

Golding closes two infrastructure funds well above target at combined €1.5 billion

Golding Capital Partners, an independent asset manager for alternative investments, has held successful final closings for its two current infrastructure funds, with total commitments of some €1.5 billion.  The flagship fund of funds “Golding Infrastructure 2020” closed at €943 million, significantly above its target of €700 million, making it the

Welkin China Private Equity to float on the LSE

Welkin China Private Equity Limited (WCPE) is to launch an IPO on the Premium Segment of the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange. The Company is targeting a raise of up to $300 million and expects to publish its Prospectus in the coming days. WCPE is a newly established

EQT sets target fund size for EQT Infrastructure VI at €20bn

EQT has set the target size for the EQT Infrastructure VI fund at €20 billion. The actual fund size is dependent on the outcome of the fundraising process and may be higher or lower than the target size. The EQT Infrastructure VI fund’s investment strategy and commercial terms are expected

Stafford Capital raises record €731m for fourth secondaries fund

Stafford Capital Partners has closed its latest fund with €731 million in capital commitments making it the largest in the private markets firm’s history, and taking the firm’s total infrastructure AUM to $1.7 billion, according to a report by AlternativesWatch. Stafford also raised an additional £100 million ($116 million) for

COPE Private Equity planning fifth fund in 2023

COPE Private Equity is planning to launch its fifth fund next year following the full deployment of the current COPE IV Fund which is expected by Q1 2023, according to a report by Deal Street Asia. The report cites the firm’s founder and managing director Azam Azman as revealing that

Stafford Capital Partners holds final close of fourth infrastructure secondaries fund

Stafford Capital Partners (Stafford) has held the final close of Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund IV (SISF IV) with the €731 million in commitments from 33 investors across 13 countries, making it the firm’s largest fund to date. Alongside these commitments, Stafford raised an additional £100 milion managed account for geographically

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