Lighthouse Funds has closed its most recent mid market private equity fund, India 2020 Fund II, in June 2015 with aggregate commitments of USD138 million, well over its targeted size of USD125 million. The success of Lighthouse’s predecessor fund, Fund I attracted major Fund I investors to reinvest as well

Using data from the recently released 2015 Preqin Alternative Assets Performance Monitor, Preqin has created league tables of alternative asset fund managers that have most consistently outperformed their peers. The league tables do not seek in any way to endorse these fund managers, but rather to illustrate those that have

Africa private equity specialist Development Partners International (DPI) continues to grow, having moved to larger offices last December to accommodate the firm’s 24 staff after doubling in size in the past two years alone. The firm has also entered their heartland Africa, with an office opening in Lagos, Nigeria, last

Figures compiled for the forthcoming 2015 Preqin Private Equity Fund Terms Advisor show a significant disparity in the fees private equity fund managers offer investors in their separate accounts and co-investment opportunities, compared with fees for commingled fund investments. When calculating performance fees, 48 per cent of fund managers charge

Silverfleet Capital, in conjunction with mergermarket, has published the findings of its European Buy & Build Monitor for H1 2015. The Buy & Build Monitor tracks global add-on activity undertaken by European headquartered companies backed by private equity. A total of 143 add-ons were reported in H1 2015 compared to

With 128 listings on European exchanges raising EUR31.3bn in the year to July 2015, the continent’s IPO market is in robust health despite economic and political hurdles, according to a new report from the Mergermarket Group. Deals still in the pipeline could see this year beat 2014’s bumper EUR42bn issuance.

NB Private Equity Partners has reported a 2.6 per cent increase in Net Asset Value (NAV) during the first six months of 2015 to USD713.0 million (31 December 2014: USD694.8 million). The increase has been driven by unrealised gains on public and private equity holdings as well as cash and

11health has completed a new round of funding, raising a total of GBP775,000 from six angel investors, on top of the initial funding round of GBP500,000.  This brings the total funding to over GBP1.25 million. This round of funding enables the business to extend the management team and more effectively

Aurelius Group increased its total consolidated revenues in the first half of 2015 by 16 per cent to EUR932.7 million (first half of 2014: EUR804.0 million).  On an annual basis, consolidated revenues reached EUR2,085.5 million – an increase of 28 per cent – and thus exceeded EUR2 billion for the