The Warsaw private equity firm has entered the Slovakian retail sector with its acquisition of a stake in white and brown goods retailer NAY.
The managers of Tailwind Capital have informed limited partners that the group intends to split from Thomas Weisel, ending a sometimes rocky relationship with the San Francisco financial services group.
Paul Capital’s third Top Tier venture fund has gotten larger while most VCs get smaller.
Dubai-based private equity firm Shuua Partners has held a final close of its first fund $50m above its initial target.
Roy Disney’s Shamrock Holdings investment arm has been active fundraising, having closed on $104m for an LA-focused real estate fund and seeking as much as $150m for an Israeli growth capital vehicle.
OCM/GFI Power Opportunities Fund II is more than double its predecessor.
Edward Gilhuly and Scott Stuart, two senior partners at private equity giant Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, will leave the firm at the end of the year to start a hedge fund. The two had been believed by some to be heirs apparent at the firm.
Bear Stearns Merchant Banking has set a $1.75bn target for Fund III, a seemingly modest goal considering its stellar track record.
With a former Perseus power pro at the helm, Natural Gas Partners has expanded into technology investing with a $94m first close on a debut tech investment fund.
Henderson Private Capital’s head of Asian private equity Sanjiv Kapur has left the group at the same time as it has announced the launch of a new Asian fund with a $500m target.