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It’s been a busy couple of weeks on the fundraising front for emerging managers. No emerging manager reps the red, white and blue better than Philly-based Patriot Financial Partners, investing in thrifts, community banks and financial services companies across the U.S. The firm’s third fund has raised $374 million and is looking for about $25 […]
Why is this important: Whether emerging managers should set ESG targets is a prominent topic of debate Are you an emerging manager concerned that you’ll need to make ESG a top priority to attract money? Little need to worry, new research finds. According to the second edition of the Emerging Manager Report published by Buyouts Insider, […]
It’s been a busy couple of weeks on the fundraising front for emerging managers. With a focus on the China TMT industry, California-based Xiang He Management Services is looking for $350 million in commitments for its second fund. Luminate Capital Partners is seeking $425 million in commitments for its latest fund. Luminate, founded by former Silver […]
GoodRx has gained another backer, selecting Silver Lake Partners to join its investor base, following discussions over the summer that sources said took place with both financial and strategic buyers. The tech-focused investor joins Francisco Partners and Spectrum Equity, both of which invested in the prescription-drug-transparency startup in 2015. GoodRx Co-CEO Doug Hirsch declined comment on […]
Why is this important: Nearly a dozen placement agents and advisers are helping Carlyle build out its seventh core buyout fund Carlyle Group has gotten an assist from nearly a dozen placement agents and advisers in reaching some $17 billion for its seventh core buyout fund, according to a regulatory filing. The fund, the first to […]
Great Point Partners’ first fund has fully invested $156 million in 13 growing healthcare companies. Great Point’s platform is built on a view that there are profitable synergies from investing in both private and public companies spanning the healthcare industry. Z Capital Partners is the PE arm of Z Capital, the alternative-asset-management firm with $2.3 […]
Fund: ICV Partners IV Amount raised: $570 mln Target: $500 mln ICV Partners, a New York private equity firm founded in 1998 as Inner City Ventures, has raised at least $570 million for its ICV Partners IV fund, well ahead of its $500 million target. Executives at the firm were unavailable for comment on the fundraise. […]
Why is this important: A major pension fund sees a bigger return from real assets — a lower-risk category — than from other strategies AUM: $22.8 bln Key Consultants: General – Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting, Chicago; Special Projects – Pension Consulting Alliance, Portland, Oregon Executive Director and CIO: Mansco Perry III Contact: +1 651-296-3328 or minn.sbi@state.mn.us Minnesota State […]
Executives from Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Metalmark Capital have spun out of a Chinese investment firm and started their own shop, according to sister publication Buyouts. Aretex Capital Partners, which focuses on investments in Europe and North America, spun out of ZZ Capital International. Aretex is led by founders Sergio D’Angelo and Andrew Feller, both of whom led European and North American private […]
Below find a calendar of general partner annual meetings compiled by Buyouts. Do you have annual meeting dates to share? Please contact Lillian Whittaker at lwhittaker@buyoutsinsider.com September CVC Capital Partners WHEN: September 12-13, 2018 WHERE: London, U.K. Carlyle Group WHEN: September 12-13, 2018 WHERE: Washington D.C. Energy & Minerals Group WHEN: September 12-13, 2018 WHERE: Houston, […]