CLSA Capital Partners, part of CLSA, a brokerage and investment bank headquartered in Hong Kong, has launched a hybrid fund that focuses on clean energy.
Colesville Partners, an opportunistic vehicle sponsored by Sunburst Hospitality, will have $1bn in buying power.
Alpha Associates, a Swiss private equity fund of funds manager, has raised €109m for a first close of its €300m targeted second Central and Eastern Europe-focused fund of funds.
As LPs get comfortable with Asian property, a recent private equity real estate fund has raised more than $500m to invest in Indian real estate—and is widely thought to be one of the largest co-mingled vehicles focused on the subcontinent. By Aaron Lovell.
Robert Johnson’s second hospitality fund will have $2.5bn in buying power, most of which will be used to acquire a $1.7bn hotel portfolio from White Lodging Services.
The London-based buyout firm is nearing a first close of a new fund targeting £250m for distressed opportunities in Europe.
Lime Rock Partners, a Connecticut private equity firm, today announced the closing of its fourth energy-focused fund on $750m, nearly as much as its three previous funds combined.
CDC has boosted its commitments in India by $104 million and invested in three private equity funds since March.
Kendall Court Capital Partners has closed its maiden mezzanine fund on $90m, with commitments from CDC, Citigroup Venture Capital International and TIF Ventures.
Nine funds have raised $1.5 billion in the MENA region in the first half of 2006, compared to $5.8 billion in total for the period between 1994 and 2005.