Figures for the third quarter show a sharp decline in venture fundraising.
The New York-based private equity firm has further strengthened its presence in Asia by naming as senior advisors the president of Lenovo Group and the vice chairman of China Netcom Group.
Wellcome Trust, an independent charity funding research into human and animal health, will increase spending by 17 percent following returns of 16 percent in the trust’s alternative investments portfolio for the last three years.
Investors have informally approved the increase which should mean Coller Capital closes the largest secondaries fund early next year, eclipsing rival Lexington Partners.
Dallas-based consultancy and investment management firm Hawkeye Partners is beefing up its staff with three new hires.
Led by its in-house direct investment team, the Canadian pension has agreed to purchase four North American container terminals from a Hong Kong seller.
Three firms have raised the bar with a double telecom deal, buying two assets in a single transaction for €1.2bn with a record debt package of €750m.
Danish investment firm Sparinvest has closed its fund of funds on $640m, which will invest in property vehicles around the world.
The Dubai fund of funds manager is hoping to be one of the first to offer access to the Indian private equity market via a quoted vehicle with a $100 million float of a fund on AIM, London’s alternative segment.
The Benelux-focused buyout firm has bought a subsidiary of the UK food business Uniq and sold CABB, a German specialty chemicals business to Axa Private Equity.