Fundraising

The 2005 global private equity fundraising bonanza continues with news that Warburg Pincus has closed its largest ever vehicle.

The global investment bank has raised its first private equity fund dedicated to Asia, according to a report.

The Hong Kong-based venture capital firm that spun out of Softbank has beaten an original $400m target to raise $643m, luring a raft of new international investors.

The UK mid-market firm has paid £85m to acquire nine hospitals as the basis of a new private hospital chain, Classic Hospitals, which will be the fifth largest in the UK.

The Sydney-based buyout firm has A$950m of fresh capital at its disposal after a fundraising that saw the firm successfully target European investors for the first time.

The Silicon Valley and London-based venture capital firm has reportedly closed its second European and Israel-focused fund on $450m.

Following the G8 Summit, Richard Laing of emerging markets investor CDC outlines why Africa needs long-term private equity capital for a long-term solution.

Babcock & Brown, the Australian investment and advisory firm, has launched a co-investment vehicle with one of London’s most formidable corporate financiers at the helm. By Andy Thomson.

The Munich-based VC firm’s latest fund has received €150 million of commitments from investors in Europe, the US and central Asia.

The Denver-based middle market buyout firm finished fundraising for the oversubscribed vehicle in about half a year, continuing its buy-and-build strategy for new acquisitions.