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Tailwind Capital closes Fund III with USD1.8bn in capital commitments

Tailwind Capital (Tailwind), a middle-market private equity firm investing in targeted sectors within healthcare, business services and industrial services, has closed Tailwind Capital Partners III with USD1.8 billion of capital commitments. The fund, which exceeded its initial target and was oversubscribed, will pursue the same investment strategy Tailwind has employed

Investec Aviation opens new USD500m aircraft leasing equity fund

Investec Aviation Finance has launched its fourth aircraft leasing fund to acquire some of the latest generation Airbus and Boeing narrow and widebody aircraft, on lease to a range of international airlines. The team has a 10-plus-year track record in the space having successfully exited their previous three equity leasing

Private equity firm Inverleith holds final close of first fund at hard cap of EUR60m

Inverleith, a Scottish headquartered private equity firm, has held the final close of its first institutional fund Inverleith Limited Partnership, at its hard cap of EUR60 million. Inverleith was founded by former Chairman and Chief Executive of Noble Group, Ben Thomson and former President and Managing Director of The Glenmorangie

Rothschild Merchant Banking closes first US PE fund at more than USD655m

Rothschild Merchant Banking, the investment arm of Rothschild & Co, is pleased to announce that it has completed the final closing of Five Arrows Capital Partners (FACP), its first corporate private equity vehicle in the United States. This is the 13th fund raised by Rothschild Merchant Banking over the last

Triple Point launches new Venture Fund share class

Triple Point has launched the Venture Fund, a new share class in the successful Triple Point VCT 2011 plc. The fund is designed to generate significant returns for investors through a challenge-led investment strategy. Traditional venture investing focuses on researching a broad cohort of companies and seeking to identify those

Mourant advises Low Carbon on launch of VLC Renewables Fund I

Offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has advised Low Carbon, a privately-owned investment company, in connection with the establishment of VLC Renewables Fund I (VLC Renewables). VLC Renewables was established in Jersey as an unregulated eligible investor fund and structured using Jersey limited partnerships. It was created to invest in renewable

Northleaf raises more than USD2bn for global private equity programme

Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf) has raised USD2.2 billion in new capital across its global private equity program. Northleaf now manages more than USD11 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments on behalf of institutional investors in Canada, Europe and the United States. The new capital raised for Northleaf’s global

Hillhouse Capital closes USD10.6bn Fund IV

Hillhouse Capital has held the closing of Hillhouse Fund IV, which was heavily oversubscribed with aggregate capital commitments of USD10.6 billion. From partnering with visionary founders at company inception, to undertaking buyouts of iconic brands, the flexibility of Hillhouse’s mandate enables it to be highly selective in choosing investments. Hillhouse

Harbert European Growth Capital holds final close

Harbert European Growth Capital (HEGCF) has held the final close of its second fund (Fund II) at EUR215 million, a substantial increase over Harbert European Growth Capital Fund I.  HEGCF, which provides debt capital to fund growth opportunities across technology, life science and other innovative sectors, attracted significant institutional capital,

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