At its annual meeting, Blackstone told limited partners it wants to raise its fund cap to nearly $15bn, and is studying the possibility of a public vehicle.
The recently listed KKR Private Equity Investors vehicle creates an immediate pool of nearly $2bn for KKR’s 2006 Fund – a major boost to the firm’s ongoing fundraising effort.
AIG Capital Partners has acquired a significant stake in UTI Group, a Romanian security systems provider, in a $19.5m (€15.4m) transaction.
London-based private equity firm Montague Private Equity has acquired Denmark-based pipe manufacturer Logstor from an Axcel-led consortium.
Switzerland-headquartered alternative asset management firm Partners Group has held a final closing for a dedicated Asian fund of funds on a capped total of $375m.
The New York-based firm says investors flocked to its third fund to focus on late-stage life science companies.
Paris-based investor Sigefi Private Equity has raised €124m for a new fund focused predominantly on the French SME market.
French mezzanine investor Euromezzanine Conseil has held a final closing of its fifth vehicle on €660m.
The Scottish investor has raised £120m for its third venture capital fund, although no final target size has yet been decided.
The Silicon Valley venture capital firm has raised $255m for its third fund, almost half the capital committed to its predecessor vehicle.