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DW Healthcare Partners closes USD265m third fund

DW Healthcare Partners, a healthcare-focused private equity firm, has completed fundraising for its third fund, DWHP III, which has closed with USD265m of committed capital, exceeding its original target of USD250m.  DWHP III investors are comprised of pension plans, foundations, fund of funds, high net-worth individuals and family trusts. Andrew

Summer Street Capital Partners raises USD280m for third investment fund

Private equity fund manager Summer Street Capital Partners has held the final closing of its third fund, with aggregate capital commitments of approximately USD280m.  The fund raise exceeded Summer Street’s USD250m target and represents a nearly 50 per cent increase from the committed capital of Summer Street’s second investment fund.

Doughty Hanson completes restructuring

Doughty Hanson, one of the largest independent private equity firms in Europe, intends to focus entirely on its private equity business following the creation of a new partnership structure. After the death of co-founder and majority shareholder Nigel Doughty in February 2012, Dick Hanson has resumed his role as head

Gustavson launches ‘next generation’ private equity firm

Peter Gustavson has launched Gustavson Capital Corp (GCC), a private equity firm targeting investments in early to mid-stage companies. "The strength of the US and Canadian economies and our success as nations depends, in great part, on building companies that create thousands of new jobs and wealth for their stakeholders,"

KPS portfolio company Waupaca Foundry completes recapitalisation

KPS Capital Partners’ portfolio company Waupaca Foundry has completed a successful recapitalisation.  The proceeds of the recapitalisation, funded by a USD200m upsizing of the company’s term loan, were used to fund a USD200m cash distribution to stockholders. Following the recapitalisation, Waupaca remains conservatively capitalised and will have the continued support

Biotechnology

US life sciences VC funding drops 14 per cent during 2012, says MoneyTree report

US venture capital (VC) funding in the life sciences sector, which includes the biotechnology and medical device industries, dropped 14 per cent in dollars and seven per cent in deals during 2012 according to a PwC US report. The report, "Double-digit dip", includes data from the MoneyTree Report from PricewaterhouseCoopers

Hurricane

James Cowper advises on MicroEnsure investment round

Thames Valley and South Coast accountants James Cowper has advised the owners and management team of specialist insurance provider MicroEnsure on a new investment round and the structuring of a joint venture.  MicroEnsure is a UK-based insurance provider offering micro-insurance products to four million low and middle income families in

Richard Gwilliam, Head of Property Research, PRUPIM

Outlook for global real estate

Richard Gwilliam (pictured), Head of Property Research at PRUPIM offers his outlook for global real estate… Europe – Growth is expected to remain weak into 2013. The weakness of the economy is continuing to affect property markets, with rents largely staying flat in core countries, whilst selected peripheral economies record

Secondary buyouts produce strong returns, says report

Secondary buyouts produce returns that match or even exceed returns on primary buyouts sold to private equity acquirers, while carrying substantially less risk, according to a report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management. The findings of the report, titled: "Take a Second Look

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Apollo Aviation Group completes USD595m fund raise

Apollo Aviation Group has raised approximately USD595m from a broad array of investors for its second aviation fund, Sciens Aviation Special Opportunities Investment Fund II (SASOF II).  SASOF II is managed by Apollo Aviation, a full service commercial aircraft asset manager jointly owned by its founders and principals, William Hoffman

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