CDH Investments, a China-based growth capital manager, has raised $200m for a debut venture fund.
Chris Clark, an investment director at UK mid-market investor Hermes Private Equity, will leave the firm this Friday.
Swiss fund manager Partners Group has closed its fourth fund in the last three months, raising €282m for investing in global mezzanine funds and direct mezzanine investments in private equity transactions.
EMP Global, a private equity investor in emerging markets specialising in direct investments, has hired James Seymour, a fund investment veteran.
Chequers Capital, a mid-market buyout firm based in Paris, has raised €600m for Chequers Capital XV, double the size of its predecessor.
The Government of Singapore Investment Corporation has said it generates an annual 9.5 percent in returns from an investment portfolio that includes private equity.
The new vehicle will be the world’s largest buyout fund, setting a new record as rival firms prepare close in on similar megafunds. Already, the new fund is 25 percent committed to deals.
Secondaries pioneer Jeremy Coller is targeting almost $4bn for his eponymous firm’s fifth fund after delivering good early returns from his latest vehicle.
The fund closing by Europe’s largest property fund manager comes as research shows €95 billion was invested in European property in the first half of 2006.
Global private equity firm The Carlyle Group has closed its second Japanese buyout fund on $1.9 billion.