HighPost Capital raises $535m for consumer-focused investments
Jeff Bezos’ brother’s private equity firm, HighPost Capital, a private investment firm focused on the global consumer sector, has closed its inaugural fund, HighPost Capital Fund I (Fund I) at $420 million. HighPost has raised an additional $115 million through affiliated co-investment vehicles to invest alongside Fund I for a total of $535 million in […]
Moonfare launches API; provides fintechs with an effortless way to access top private equity funds
Moonfare’s newly-launched software interface allows investment platforms and other fintechs to diversify their product offering with alternative assets, unlocking all-new revenue streams. Moonfare’s direct API integration gives partners the opportunity to tap into the growing group of wealthier individual investors who seek exposure to private equity, venture capital and other highly sought-after alternative strategies. Moonfare […]
JC Flowers closes fifth private equity fund with more than $1.1 Billion in commitments
J.C. Flowers & Co. LLC, a leading private investment firm dedicated to investing globally in the financial services industry, announced today it has completed fundraising for its fifth private equity fund, J.C. Flowers V L.P., with more than $1.1 billion in commitments. Limited partners in JCF V represent a diverse group of corporate pension funds, sovereign wealth […]
ICG raises €8.1B for eighth vintage of flagship European Corporate fund
ICG, the global alternative asset manager, has completed fundraising for its eighth European Corporate fund (Europe VIII). The fund held a final close with a total fund size of €8.1 billion, materially in excess of the target of €7.0 billion and exceeding its hard cap, as well as representing a 90% increase in client capital […]
Arena Investors raises $930m for Credit-Focused deals
Arena Investors, a global institutional asset manager specializing in opportunistic, asset and yield oriented investments, today announced the final close of Arena Special Opportunities Partners II, LP and Arena Special Opportunities Partners II. The Fund is oversubscribed at approximately $930m of committed capital, including separately managed accounts investing alongside the Fund. The close exceeds the […]
Portage targeting up to $1B for late-stage fintech investments
Portage looking to raise up to $1 billion for a new structured equity fund that will focus on financing late-stage startups in the financial technology sector. The global fintech investor’s new Portage Capital Solutions (PCS) Fund, which will be led by Co-Heads Daniel Ballen and Devon Kirk, will focus on structured opportunities in fintech and […]
Bain Capital seeks $5 Billion in Asia Fund, smaller than rivals
Bain Capital LP has begun raising a $5 billion fund for Asia-Pacific, smaller than the amount sought by global buyout peers in the recent past, people familiar with the matter said. The Boston-based buyout firm started marketing its fifth Asia fund in July, targeting a first close in December and final completion in the first […]
Silversmith Capital Partners raises $1.25B for fourth growth equity fund
Silversmith Capital Partners (Silversmith) has held the first and final close of its fourth fund, Silversmith Capital Partners IV (Fund IV), which was significantly oversubscribed, at its hard cap of $1.25 billion. In addition to the $1.25 billion from limited partners, the Silversmith team will contribute $90 million to Fund IV. Fund IV is the […]
Tikehau Capital raises €3.3B for fifth gen of direct lending strategy
Tikehau Capital has raised a record €3.3 billion for the fifth generation of its direct lending strategy, up 57% compared to the previous vintage. Within this strategy, Tikehau Capital’s flagship fund received €2.1bn in capital commitments, a significant upsizing from the previous generation. The capital raise received strong support from high-quality institutional investors globally including […]
Abu Dhabi’s wealth fund buys stake in CVC-owned TMF Group
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority has agreed to invest in TMF Group, the corporate-trust services provider owned by CVC Capital Partners that had been exploring an initial public offering. TMF provides services including bookkeeping, payroll, fund administration and compliance to multinational corporations and financial institutions. CVC agreed to buy the company in 2017 for a total […]
