Carlyle Europe Technology Partners has held a €101 million interim close. The fund is seeking roughly €200 million in commitments.
The London-based infrastructure-focused private equity firm has hired former Invensys CEO Rick Haythornthwaite.
US-based early-stage investor Doll Capital Management is taking a bullish approach to China, with plans to invest 4 billion yuan and the appointment of Hurst Lin as new co-head of its Beijing operations.
Orchid Asia, an early backer in Ctrip.com, has closed its latest China-focused venture fund, amassing $180m in commitments.
The firm formerly known as EMP Europe has closed the largest private equity fund aimed at Central and Eastern Europe to date.
A new crop of Africa-focused private equity funds provides clear evidence of the region’s increasing pull for investors. By Judy Kuan.
ING has agreed to sell Steadfast Capital’s €305 million fund to a consortium of private equity investors, but the Dutch insurance company still intends to invest in the Frankfurt-based private equity firm’s next fund.
Macquarie is building a US fund of funds business with the help of three former Pacific Corporate Group pros.
Sydney-based Pacific Equity Partners has overcome bird flu fears to acquire Heinz’s New Zealand poultry subsidiary Tegel Foods.
Boston-based Berkshire Partners is the second US private equity group to make a bet on a Canadian retailer in December, investing in women’s apparel company Aritzia.