AnaCap Financial Partners, a new pan-European private equity firm focusing on the financial services sector, has raised an oversubscribed €300m vehicle.
A new survey shows a growing portion of institutional investors intend to invest in emerging markets in coming years. Judy Kuan speaks with EMPEA’s executive director Sarah Alexander on the drivers for investors’ changing attitude.
Bain Capital has run into its $8 billion ceiling for its ninth fund, and the Boston-based group is still in the market with a $2 billion co-investment vehicle.
The Nordic private equity firm has made its first buyout of 2006 with the acquisition of Swedish fashion retail chain MQ.
Dubai Islamic Bank and Dubai World are establishing a $5bn group of Dubai-based private equity funds, to invest in strategic sectors within the Middle East, Asia and Africa.
The New York City Retirement Systems finds itself again dealing with turnover among its top brass, signalling that something may be amiss at the $95 billion pension.
The California Public Employees’ Retirement System has issued two mandates seeking third-parties that could help the giant pension make its private equity portfolio more manageable.
The global private equity firm has unveiled total realisations of £1.82bn in its pre-close announcement.
The former London MD of AXA Private Equity’s fund of funds arm is understood to be joining the US-based firm to launch a European co-investment fund.
The Swiss private equity and hedge fund advisory group has garnered a €1.4 billion market capitalisation on its first day as a publicly traded company.