Lexington Partners, an independent manager of co-investment and secondary acquisition funds, has held the final close of Lexington Co-Investment Partners III and associated vehicles (CIP III), with committed capital totalling USD1.57bn. CIP III, which held its first closing in 2012, received commitments above its target and is one of
North American private equity firms have pivoted from cost-cutting and value-preservation to more of a growth agenda for the companies they back. This shift has set the stage for positioning companies well at the outset of the deal to achieve successful, higher value exits while also driving higher returns, according
Carey Olsen and Heritage International Fund Managers have advised on the launch of a new Guernsey closed-ended fund which raised GBP130m on listing on the premium segment of the London Stock Exchange on 12 July 2013. A first of its kind in the UK, Bluefield Solar Income Fund will focus
Steven O’Hanlon, Head of Fixed Income at ACPI Investment Managers comments on the latest RBI figures… The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is to tighten domestic market liquidity through various measures including capping the amount of liquidity available at the repo rate, and conducting open market operations. The upshot
Arthur Ventures, an early-stage venture capital firm headquartered in Fargo, North Dakota, has closed Arthur Ventures Growth Fund II (AVII). The fund enables Arthur Ventures to continue forging partnerships with leading entrepreneurs to develop innovative solutions and build high-growth businesses that shape new markets. AVII is a USD45m
Investcorp’s US-based hedge fund business and Kortright Capital Partners, a New York-based investment manager led by co-founders Matthew Taylor and Ty Popplewell, have formed a strategic partnership to provide Kortright stable growth capital while offering Investcorp and its investors access to a specialised event equity strategy. Founded in 2010,
Carey Olsen’s corporate team has been involved in an energy fund launch which is believed to be one of the largest fundraising by a start-up in recent years. Corporate partner Andrew Boyce (pictured) and senior associate (now partner) David Crosland worked with Blue Water Energy throughout the project advising
The total number of UK mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and Equity Capital Market (ECM) transactions in H1 2013 fell by 17.3 per cent – from 2,491 in H1 2012 to 2,060 – according to Experian. Despite the fall across the UK, the financial services and telecoms sectors flourished with the
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,
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