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Conversant beats debut real estate fund target by 40% with $705m...
Conversant Capital has closed its debut private investment fund on $705m, beating its original $500m target by more than 40% as the six-year-old real estate investment firm grows assets under management to $3.2bn.
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Deal Roundup: KKR strikes $5.1bn Gen II buyout; TDR takes OCU...
KKR has agreed to acquire private capital fund administrator Gen II Fund Services from Hg, General Atlantic and other minority investors for a $5.1bn...
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Abry hires Advent veteran Kassim to lead capital strategy, investor relations
Abry Partners has hired Advent International managing director Yusef Kassim to lead its capital strategy and investor relations, seven years after the $16bn alternative investment manager last publicly announced the close of a flagship buyout fund.
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Private equity suffers ‘lethargic’ three years – but investors remain bullish...
Private equity has endured a tricky three years as the boom from the end of the Covid-19 pandemic slowed - but investor confidence in the asset class remains high for 2025, research from Preqin shows.
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British Business Bank commits £10m to Fuel Ventures funds
The British Business Bank has committed £10m to Fuel Ventures to boost the venture capital firm's capacity to make new early-stage investments and provide follow-on funding to its existing portfolio companies.
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SaaS buyout multiples collapse from 20.4x to 11.7x as PE investment...
Private equity valuation multiples for SaaS businesses have fallen sharply as sponsors contend with AI disruption risk, higher financing costs and a market increasingly focused on profitability rather than growth.
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Conversant beats debut real estate fund target by 40% with $705m close
Conversant Capital has closed its debut private investment fund on $705m, beating its original $500m target by more than 40% as the six-year-old real estate investment firm grows assets under management to $3.2bn.
Forbion raises record €2.3bn across latest biotech venture, growth funds
European life sciences investor Forbion has raised €2.3bn across its latest venture and growth funds, topping the record €2.09bn it collected for the predecessor pair two years ago.
LS Power more than doubles flagship size with $6bn Fund VI close
LS Power has raised $6bn for its sixth flagship infrastructure fund, more than doubling the $2.7bn collected for its predecessor.
Deal Roundup: KKR strikes $5.1bn Gen II buyout; TDR takes OCU from Triton after...
KKR has agreed to acquire private capital fund administrator Gen II Fund Services from Hg, General Atlantic and other minority investors for a $5.1bn...
Linse Capital moves into early-stage deep tech with $150m Ignition strategy
Deep tech investor Linse Capital has raised $150m for a new early-stage strategy, marking a significant expansion beyond the concentrated growth-stage investing model it has pursued since its launch in 2015.
ECP raises $834m continuation vehicle for Fund IV-backed Next Wave
Energy Capital Partners has raised $834m for a single-asset continuation vehicle holding Next Wave Energy Partners, giving investors in its $3.3bn fourth flagship fund the option to cash out of the energy infrastructure business.
British Business Bank commits £10m to Fuel Ventures funds
The British Business Bank has committed £10m to Fuel Ventures to boost the venture capital firm's capacity to make new early-stage investments and provide follow-on funding to its existing portfolio companies.
StepStone, ASB Capital launch Sharia-compliant private credit fund targeting US middle market
StepStone Group has partnered with Dubai-based ASB Capital to launch an open-ended Sharia-compliant private credit fund targeting senior secured lending to US middle-market businesses.
Niobrara Capital beats debut fund target by 50% with $1.1bn close
Technology-focused private equity newcomer Niobrara Capital Partners has beaten its target by about 50% to raise more than $1.1bn for its debut buyout fund, less than two-and-a-half years after launching the firm.
Deal Roundup: Warburg buys into Ares, LightBay-backed Awayday, Antin Infra invest in HP Helicopters
Warburg Pincus has made an investment in Ares and LightBay Capital-backed Awayday through its $4bn-plus Capital Solutions Founders Fund, providing liquidity to the vacation-rental manager's existing investors while leaving Ares and LightBay as controlling shareholders.
