Blackstone and Silver Lake Alumni raise $2.2 Billion for debut fund

BayPine, a private equity firm founded by veterans of Silver Lake and Blackstone Inc., raised $2.2 billion from institutional investors for its first fund. The firm has about $3 billion of capital, including co-investments, that it will use to acquire stakes in established middle-market firms and help them overhaul their digital strategies, Boston-based BayPine said […]

LaSalle Asia Opportunity VI raises over $2.2B

LaSalle Investment Management (LaSalle) has raised over $2.2 billion of equity for LaSalle Asia Opportunity VI (LAO VI), including sidecars and co-investment programmes, exceeding its initial target of $1.5 billion. The committed capital has been secured from global institutional investors and will provide buying power for over US$7 billion worth of assets. LAO VI is […]

Investcorp, Mubadala back TruKKer fundraise ahead of planned IPO

Middle Eastern logistics startup TruKKer raised $100 million from investors including Bahrain-based asset manager Investcorp and Abu Dhabi wealth fund Mubadala Investment Co., in what’s likely to be its last funding round ahead of a planned listing. The latest round was led by Investcorp — the first deal from a $500 million pre-IPO fund, according […]

Aston Martin will raise $660M in rights issue

The latest fundraising will allow Aston Martin to lower its debt and invest in new models Aston Martin is raising 575.8 million pounds ($660 million) in a rights issue as major investors including Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund keep faith with the struggling luxury UK automaker. The rights issue is part of a previously announced […]

Baring Private Equity Asia raises $11B for largest fund to date

Baring Private Equity Asia Ltd (BEPA) has gathered secured capital commitments totalling around $11 billion for its latest and biggest fund to date, according to a report by Bloomberg. The report cites unnamed sources as confirming that the Hong Kong-based investment manager raised about 70% more than a previous $6.5 billion Asia-focused fund. Several rivals […]

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners energy transition fund hits €3B hard cap

Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners (CIP) has raised €3bn for its renewable energy generation investment fund. The manager said the CI Energy Transition Fund I (CI ETF I) was backed by investors across the Nordics, Europe, Asia-Pacific and North America with approximately a 50/50 split between existing investors in CIP funds and new investors. As previously reported, […]

Golding closes two infrastructure funds well above target at combined €1.5B

Golding Capital Partners, an independent asset manager for alternative investments, has held successful final closings for its two current infrastructure funds, with total commitments of some €1.5 billion. The flagship fund of funds “Golding Infrastructure 2020” closed at €943 million, significantly above its target of €700 million, making it the biggest fund in Golding’s company […]

EQT raises private equity fund in tough market

Swedish private equity firm EQT AB has raised about €15bn so far for its new flagship fund despite wider economic and fundraising headwinds. The buyout firm has received commitments for about 70pc of the fund’s maximum cap of €21.5bn by the first close, according to a letter to investors seen by Bloomberg News. EQT expects […]

Stafford Capital Partners holds final close of fourth infrastructure secondaries fund

Stafford Capital Partners (Stafford) has held the final close of Stafford Infrastructure Secondaries Fund IV (SISF IV) with the €731 million in commitments from 33 investors across 13 countries, making it the firm’s largest fund to date. Alongside these commitments, Stafford raised an additional £100 milion managed account for geographically focussed infrastructure secondary transactions. With […]

EQT raises private equity fund in tough market

Swedish private equity firm EQT AB has raised about €15bn so far for its new flagship fund despite wider economic and fundraising headwinds. The buyout firm has received commitments for about 70pc of the fund’s maximum cap of €21.5bn by the first close, according to a letter to investors seen by Bloomberg News. EQT expects […]