Solar power specialist SunEdison has signed a joint venture agreement with JIC Capital to finance, develop, construct and own up to 1 GW of utility-scale solar photovoltaic (PV) projects in China over the next three years. The joint venture will focus on facilitating and structuring non-recourse financing for solar PV
Despite infrastructure fundraising showing signs of growth, achieving a successful fundraise is more difficult than ever in such a competitive market. Preqin examines which funds are more likely to achieve their target size and the key factors for fundraising success. As Q3 2014 draws to a close, the unlisted infrastructure
AnaCap Financial Partners has completed the acquisition of EUR1.9 billion non-performing loans (NPLs) from Italian lender UniCredit Group. Under the terms of the agreement, funds advised by AnaCap will acquire the portfolio. The portfolio primarily consists of secured and unsecured bankruptcy and other enforcement claims. A significant portion of
Vista Equity Partners, a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in software, data and technology-enabled companies, has completed fundraising for Vista Equity Partners Fund V. The fund closed at USD5.775 billion in limited partner commitments and was substantially oversubscribed. This brings Vista's total cumulative capital commitments to over
Following industry debates that the leveraged buyout market has all but dried up, Preqin examines whether or not buyouts and, in particular, public-to private transactions are still attractive to the investment community. In recent years, trillions of dollars have been spent on private equity-backed buyout deals and they remain the
Sand Oak Capital has partnered with Carl Marks & Co, a New York-based merchant bank, to acquire privately held industrial companies. Sand Oak teams with existing ownership or management by investing USD10 million to USD50 million of equity and providing strategic and operational support to companies across the US with
The value of global private equity deals targeting Africa has more than doubled (137 per cent) in the first half of 2014 compared to the same period last year, according to research by global law firm Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer. Global PE funds competed 15 deals collectively worth USD1.5bn in the
Carolon Capital and Red Rocks Capital are planning to launch a UCITS fund with an investment strategy focused on listed private equity. The Red Rocks Global Private Equity UCITS Fund is targeted for launch in late 2014 or early 2015 subject to various regulatory approvals from the Central Bank of
Private equity firm Encore Consumer Capital has completed the sale of The Isopure Company to Glanbia plc, the Ireland-based global performance nutrition and ingredients company, for USD153 million. Robert Brown, managing director of Encore Consumer Capital, says: "Isopure's founder Hal Katz decided to bring on a strategic and financial partner
Neuberger Berman Private Equity has exceeded total committed capital of USD1 billion from Japanese and Korean investors. Neuberger Berman managed approximately USD31 billion in alternatives assets for institutional and individual investors as of 30 June 2014. "We are very pleased with continued client interest in our private equity capabilities,
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