Private equity real estate firms around the globe last year set a new record on the fundraising trail, according to proprietary statistics from PERE magazine.
The tech-focused Israeli firm has rounded up commitments from a heavy-hitting list of LPs, including CalPERS, HarbourVest, Portfolio Advisors and Goldman Sachs.
The buyout firm will invest $250 million in Bharti Infatel, an Indian telecom company that has already received $1 billion from private equity and sovereign funds.
The US firm’s eighth fund will continue its 20-year investment strategy, targeting early-stage tech and healthcare companies, with an increased focus on Israeli and Indian deals.
DFJ's European venture affilate has secured a 150 percent IRR over 18 months from its sale of e-commerce website buy.at. It was also joined this week by Amazon as a backer of DVD rental company Lovefilm, marking the increased maturity of the European venture market.
Aureos Capital has made its first investment out of its current Latin America fund, which is targeting a $300 million final close in June.
Bahrain bank Ithmaar has recruited Andrew Pocock from Gulf One Investment Bank where he worked in infrastructure. The firm is looking to invest $5 billion in an undisclosed infrastructure project.
The middle market vehicle easily passed its $2.5 billion target, and more than triples Jordan’s capital under management.
Phil Angelides, who recently was beaten by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Golden State gubernatorial race, will be tasked with expanding Canyon-Johnson’s ‘green’ investments in urban markets across the US.
The highly anticipated secondary market sell-off of a portion of CalPERS’ massive private equity portfolio has begun, with publicly traded Conversus acquiring $200 million in mostly special-situation fund interests. Oak Hill and three other firms also purchased fund interests, details of which remain opaque even to secondary market insiders.