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80 per cent of PE investors see co-investments outperform comingled funds

Some 80 per cent of limited partners (LPs) have seen their co-investments outperforming private equity funds, with 46 per cent seeing their co-investments outperform by a margin of over 5 per cent, according to a survey by Preqin. This level of performance is the biggest draw for investors, with two-thirds

Palatine makes trio of promotions

Palatine Private Equity has promoted three members of the firm’s team. Beth Houghton has been made Partner having played an instrumental role in achieving positive exits for family leisure business Playnation, as well as the sale of financial education provider Wealth at Work to Equistone in a GBP50 million buyout.

HarbourVest makes raft of promotions including three new MDs

Private equity form HarbourVest Partners has elevated Nate Bishop, Carolina Espinal and Aris Hatch to Managing Director, and promoted eight other senior professionals worldwide. “As a firm, we are extremely proud of the team we have in place.  At every level, promotions reflect a clear and demonstrated commitment to our

EQT Infrastructure sells Koole Terminals

EQT Infrastructure is to sell Koole Terminals to institutional investors advised by JP Morgan Asset Management – Global Real Assets. The agreement is subject to the positive advice of the Company’s works council. EQT Infrastructure acquired Koole Tanktransport in February 2011, followed by the acquisition of NOVA Terminals in October

Apollo funds to acquire RegionalCare Hospital Partners

Funds affiliated with Apollo Global Management are to acquire RegionalCare Hospital Partners, a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus. RegionalCare is the owner and operator of eight market-leading, non-urban hospitals located in Alabama, Arizona, Connecticut, Iowa, Montana, Ohio, and Texas.   The transaction, which is conditioned on customary regulatory reviews and

Infrastructure fundraising hits all-time highs in Q3 2015

Infrastucture fundraising hit an all-time high in the third quarter of 2015 according to Inframation Group’s 3Q15 Infrastructure Fundraising review. The two largest unlisted infrastructure funds ever raised, Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners, kicked off fundraising of USD15 billion and USD10 billion respectively. GIP’s fund is due to

Elevar Equity closes third venture fund

Elevar Equity has held the final close of Elevar Equity III (EE III) at USD74 million. EE III is focused on commercial investments in early stage companies providing financial services, education, housing and healthcare to low-income communities primarily in India and Latin America. With the new fund, Elevar manages over

Amicus launches new commercial finance business

Amicus Finance is to launch a new commercial finance business dedicated to serving the small business and professional services communities.  Amicus Commercial Finance will be led by two highly experienced and proven market specialists, John Wilde and David Hogg, who built SME Invoice Finance Limited (SMEIF) from start-up in 2000

Rakuten launches USD100m global FinTech Fund

Rakuten has launched the Rakuten FinTech Fund, a USD100 million global investment fund focused on investments in disruptive early to mid-stage fintech startups that offer ‘attractive return potential with strategic relevance’. The fund will target investments in startups and growth companies primarily in the US and Europe and build on

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