Fundraising

The Los Angeles-based firm has raised its second vehicle targeting Latin America with a primary focus on residential projects in Mexico, Brazil and Chile.

Swiss alternative assets fund of funds manager has almost tripled profits in the six months to the end of June, undistracted by its recent flotation, but cautions more modest growth to come.

Bridgepoint, a European mid-market private equity firm, has hired John Barber, a managing director at placement agent Helix Associates, to lead its investor services team.

CLSA Capital Partners, part of CLSA, a brokerage and investment bank headquartered in Hong Kong, has launched a hybrid fund that focuses on clean energy.

Colesville Partners, an opportunistic vehicle sponsored by Sunburst Hospitality, will have $1bn in buying power.

Alpha Associates, a Swiss private equity fund of funds manager, has raised €109m for a first close of its €300m targeted second Central and Eastern Europe-focused fund of funds.

As LPs get comfortable with Asian property, a recent private equity real estate fund has raised more than $500m to invest in Indian real estate—and is widely thought to be one of the largest co-mingled vehicles focused on the subcontinent. By Aaron Lovell.

Robert Johnson’s second hospitality fund will have $2.5bn in buying power, most of which will be used to acquire a $1.7bn hotel portfolio from White Lodging Services.

The London-based buyout firm is nearing a first close of a new fund targeting £250m for distressed opportunities in Europe.

Lime Rock Partners, a Connecticut private equity firm, today announced the closing of its fourth energy-focused fund on $750m, nearly as much as its three previous funds combined.