Advent International has announced a $125m final close on its third healthcare and life sciences early stage vehicle.
Boston-based ArcLight Capital Partners plans to use its Fund II to invest in the coal, natural gas, power generation, and electric and gas transmission and distribution industries.
The Boston buyout shop has managed to round up commitments in less than two months in one of the largest fundraisings of the year.
The Chicago-based private equity house has closed its second fund garnering commitments from Goldman Sachs and General Motors Investment among others.
The UK mid-market private equity firm has appointed a new business development manager to focus on intermediaries.
Alpinvest, CalPERS and the EBRD are among the institutions that have signed up for Enterprise Investors’ fifth and largest fund to date.
Bono, the singer for rock group U2, will reportedly be a managing director at Silicon Valley ‘venture buyout’ firm Elevation Partners, launched by former Silver Lake Partners co-founder Roger McNamee.
Claudio Aguirre Pemán, a former head of Spanish operations at Merrill Lynch, has joined Spanish private equity investor Mercapital to help the firm raise and invest capital.
Gamma Capital Partners, the Austrian technology investor, has announced the final closing of its second venture fund on €17.25m.
The global investment bank has announced the final closing of its debut mezzanine fund dedicated to Europe, ahead of its €500m target.