Aggregate capital raised in the year to 30 June 2022 (FY22) by Australian private equity and venture capital funds more than doubled and quadrupled compared to fundraising in the previous year, according to the Australian Private Capital Market Overview 2023 from Preqin and the Australian Investment Council. The report confirms
LightBay Capital, a Los Angeles-based private equity firm focused on service-based, middle-market companies, has held the close of LightBay Investment Partners II LP and its related vehicles with total capital commitments of $1.04 billion.Â
BaltCap, a private equity manager focused on the Baltics, has agreed to acquire a 70% share in automation services provider Hansab Group. Hansab has a strong presence in the Baltics, and with BaltCap’s backing, plans to expand outside the region and diversify its service portfolio. Founded in 1991, Hansab develops
Jacmel Growth Partners, a minority-owned, private investment firm focused on working with midsize companies, has appointed Mark Hardaway to the newly-created role of chief financial officer (CFO).Â
Apollo Global Management has lowered the target for its new flagship buyout fund, with the firm now expecting to secure capital commitments in the “low $20 billion range” rather than the original figure of $25 billion, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Global private equity firm Blackstone has agreed to acquire a controlling stake in Care Hospitals from TPG, in a deal that values the India and Bangladesh based hospital chain at about $800 million, according to a report by The Economic Times. The report cites unnamed sources familiar with the matter
Pictet Alternative Advisors, the alternative investment specialist of the Pictet Group, has raised a combined $2.5 billion at the final close of Monte Rosa VI, the sixth fund in its series of diversified, multi-manager private equity funds, and Monte Rosa Co-investments V, the fifth vehicle dedicated to co-investments.
BlackRock Inc is targeting an initial $1 billion fundraise from some of the Middle East’s largest sovereign wealth funds for a new private equity fund focused on infrastructure investments in the region, according to a report by Bloomberg.
MidOcean Partners, a New York-based alternative asset manager specialising in middle-market private equity and alternative credit investments, has appointed Matt Maddox, former chief executive officer of Wynn Resorts, has joined the Executive Board of the firm.Â
Emerging alternative investment managers are prioritising the acquisition of top talent, and investments in third-party data providers and technology platforms as they look to grow their businesses in 2023, according to a new report by alternative investments fintech Dynamo Software.
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