The risks posed to the UK private equity industry by recent political events have been grossly exaggerated, according to Matthew Hudson, chief executive of MJ Hudson, the alternative assets consultancy. Hudson (pictured) sees the emergence of passive private equity funds and the trillion-user base of large retail platforms, such as Snap and
Private equity house Maven Capital Partners has been appointed by the Northern Powerhouse Investment Fund (NPIF) to manage the GBP57.5 million NPIF Maven Equity Finance fund. It is part of NPIF’s GBP400 million of capital available to support growing SMEs. NPIF Maven Equity Finance is focused on providing equity
Summa Equity’s first fund, Summa Equity Fund I, has closed with commitments of SEK4.5 billion, exceeding the initial target of SEK3.3 billion after being significantly oversubscribed. The fund size was limited to SEK4.5 billion despite oversubscription. Summa Equity was founded in 2016 by five partners brought together by a shared
Preqin has launched Preqin Solutions, which is aiming to provide a cost-effective, scalable and secure data solution to meet the market need for transparent, accurate and efficient tracking of private capital portfolio performance. Preqin says the platform is designed to provide ‘innovative, time-saving and easy-to-use tools that streamline the collection
Dyal Capital Partners (Dyal), a division of Neuberger Berman Group, has closed Dyal Capital Partners III (PE), its third fund, with approximately USD5.3 billion of committed capital. Dyal increased the target fund size by over USD2.0 billion during the marketing period, as investment opportunities increased and investor interest in the
Middle market private equity firm One Equity Partners has completed fundraising for One Equity Partners VI, with total capital commitments of USD1.65 billion, surpassing its target. Though One Equity Partners VI is the firm’s sixth private equity fund, it is the first fund raised with outside capital following the firm’s
Private equity firm Bregal Sagemount has held the first and final close of Bregal Sagemount II at the hard cap with total commitments of USD960 million. Sagemount II was oversubscribed and significantly exceeded the original USD800 million target. Sagemount II will continue Bregal Sagemount’s strategy of providing flexible capital
Huron Capital Partners has closed the Huron Fund V with USD550 million of total limited partner capital commitments. The fund, which is Huron Capital Partners’ sixth investment vehicle, closed at its hard cap and in excess of its USD500 million target. Receiving commitments from a number of top-tier investors,
Sixpoint Partners has held the closing of Incline Equity Partners IV with over USD601 million of total capital commitments. The fund closed at its hard cap and well in excess of its USD450 million target after only three months of marketing. The fund, which is the fourth investment vehicle
The private equity team at Foresight Private Equity invested over GBP17 million into nine companies across the UK during the last quarter of 2016. The Foresight Regional Investment Fund, targeting companies in the North West of England, North Wales and South Yorkshire, supported by Foresight’s new Manchester office, has already
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