Europe’s biggest quoted private equity business has held the final close on its €5bn buyout fund, the largest pool of capital focused on the European mid-market.
The real estate and private equity teams within Goldman Sachs’ merchant banking division will help manage the giant new infrastructure fund.
Investcorp will float $400 million (€312 million) of shares on the London Stock Exchange, ahead of changes to listing rules intended to ease the flotation of funds.
Partners Group, a Swiss alternative asset manager, has invested €40m ($51 million) from its €400m fund Partners Group Global Opportunities, following months of rampant activity.
ING Real Estate has closed its first China-focused opportunity fund on $350m with plans to focus on residential developments in primary and secondary cities.
Amadeus portfolio company Solexa will merge with Illumina in a deal worth $600 million (€469).
The DLJ private equity spinout has acquired BlueStone Television from Providence Equity Partners as it looks to establish an acquisition platform in the industry.
The $500m second fund has brought the New York-based private equity firm’s total capital under management to $800m.
NBK Capital, an investment and merchant banking subsidiary of the National Bank of Kuwait, has raised $200 million for a new private equity fund it hopes to close before the year is over.
The San Francisco-based firm has raised its seventh fund, which will be used for pharmaceutical and IT investments in the US and in Europe.