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Round Hill Music raises largest music royalty fund to date

Round Hill Music Royalty Partners (Round Hill Music), a private equity firm dedicated to investing in music copyright, has closed its third private fund, Round Hill Music Royalty Fund III (Fund III) with total equity commitments of USD291 million.  Fund III is Round Hill Music’s largest fund to date.   In

Council Capital closes oversubscribed fourth fund at USD200m hard cap

Council Capital, a healthcare-focused private equity firm based in Nashville, has closed its fourth fund, Council Capital IV, at its hard cap of USD200 million in third party capital commitments. Council Capital’s most recent fund, Council Capital III, began investing USD149 million of total third party commitments in 2015. Council Capital

TELEO Capital closes USD250m inaugural fund

TELEO Capital Management (TELEO), an operationally focused private equity firm, has closed TELEO Capital at its hard cap of USD250 million.Investors in the Fund include a blue-chip roster of leading institutional limited partners, such as endowments, insurance companies, pension funds, fund of funds and family offices.  “We are honoured to

Alcedo Master Fund launches in Abu Dhabi with global investment mandate

Kingfisher Capital Advisors, operating as Alcedo Group, is launching its flagship Alcedo Master Fund LP (AMFL) in the Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM) and domiciling both the Master Fund and its managing vehicles, Alcedo Technology (Abu Dhabi) Ltd and Alcedo Capital Advisors (Abu Dhabi) Ltd, in the capital of the

Thomas H Lee Partners raises USD900m for automation-focused PE fund

Thomas H Lee Partners (THL), a premier private equity firm investing in middle market growth companies, has held the final close of THL Automation Fund at USD900 million. The Fund will back automation companies, including technology product, software and services businesses, that enhance productivity across a range of end markets and

Pacer Ventures set to solve the funding gap for African Startups

Pacer Ventures, a venture firm for sub-Saharan Africa, has launched a USD3 million fund for early-stage startups, aimed at solving the most critical problem on the continent. Registered in Delaware, with operational offices in Lagos and Johannesburg, Pacer VC is focusing on verticals that are expedient to the African continent, including

Life Sciences

Peregrine Ventures raises life science fund with USD300m target

Israeli VC firm Peregrine Ventures has launched its fifth fund and first growth fund, Peregrine Growth, focused on late stage life science companies that are on the verge of an IPO or M&A deal. Peregrine Growth will invest USD20 to USD30 million per round in sectors including medical devices, pharma

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Värde Partners closes fund targeting pandemic induced dislocation opportunities

Alternative investment firm Värde Partners has held a final close of The Värde Dislocation Fund with more than USD1.6 billion of commitments. Raised entirely with no in-person meetings, 55 per cent of commitments to the fund come from new investors. “The strong demand for this strategy from a diverse, global investor

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