Goldman Sachs closes largest PE fund since 2007 at $9.7B
Goldman Sachs Group Inc has closed its largest private equity fund since 2007 with $9.7 billion in capital commitments, according to a report by Reuters. The new fund will focus on investments in companies with an enterprise value of about $750 million to $2 billion. West Street Capital Partners VIII will look to invest an […]
Atlanta private equity firm Resurgens Technology Partners raises $500M fund
An Atlanta private equity firm closed a $500 million fund focused on software companies, according to a Sept. 16 announcement. This is Resurgens Technology Partners’ second fund. Its inaugural, $200 million fund was closed in January 2019. The shift in capital markets is causing startup executives to trim their operations, leading to mass layoffs. OneTrust […]
Baring Private Equity raises $11.2B in one of Asia’s largest buyout funds
Hong Kong-based Baring Private Equity Asia (BPEA) has closed its eighth, and largest, pan-Asia fund at $11.2 billion, the firm said on Tuesday. The final close, which exceeded BPEA’s $8.5 billion initial target and is 70% more than its previous fund, also made it one of the largest private equity funds ever raised in Asia, […]
SER Capital Partners closes debut fund at $475m
SER Capital Partners (SER), a private investment firm dedicated to sustainability, has held the final closing of its SER Capital Partners I, LP and affiliated vehicles with $475 million in capital commitments. The fundraise exceeded SER’s stated target with the support of aligned and well-capitalised limited partners that include a diverse group of leading endowments, […]
Stafford Capital raises record €731m for fourth secondaries fund
Stafford Capital Partners has closed its latest fund with €731 million in capital commitments making it the largest in the private markets firm’s history, and taking the firm’s total infrastructure AUM to $1.7 billion, according to a report by AlternativesWatch. Stafford also raised an additional £100 million ($116 million) for a managed account that will […]
Arcmont raises €800m for debut capital solutions strategy
Arcmont Asset Management (Arcmont), a European private debt asset management firm, has completed fundraising for its Capital Solutions Fund I and associated vehicles, attracting total strategy capital of approximately €800 million. The total raised for the first vintage of Arcmont’s Capital Solutions strategy exceeded the firm’s initial target and reflects the strong support received from […]
Madrona raises record $690m for two new VC funds
Madrona has raised $690 million across two oversubscribed venture capital funds for technology startups based in the Pacific Northwest and beyond – $430 million for the Madrona Fund 9 and $260 million for the Acceleration Fund 3. These funds represent an almost 40% increase from the $500 million Madrona raised in 2020, and the firm […]
Northzone raises record €1B for tenth VC fund
Northzone has raised in excess of €1 billion in new capital commitments for what is the firm’s targets fundraising to date and one of the largest venture capital funds raised in Europe so far this year. With the new funds, Northzone will invest in global consumer and enterprise companies across Europe and the US. This […]
Bessemer Venture Partners closes $4.6B across two new funds
Bessemer Venture Partners has closed $4.6 billion in new capital across two funds – $3.85 billion for its twelfth flagship fund, BVP XII, and $780 million for its inaugural BVP Forge fund. Bessemer Venture Partners focuses on early- and growth-stage venture capital investments through its current $2.475 billion BVP XI fund, $825 million Century II […]
Ardian closes second-generation Americas Infrastructure fund at $2.1B
Ardian has held the final closing of its latest Americas infrastructure fund – Ardian Americas Infrastructure Fund V (AAIF V), with $2.1 bn in capital commitments. The Ardian Infrastructure team now has over $21 billion in assets under management across the globe. AAIF V was significantly oversubscribed, exceeding its hard cap of $2.0 billion, and […]
