Capital Today, a Shanghai-based growth capital provider, has closed its first private equity fund $80 million above target.
The Nebraska private equity firm has acquired a collection of assets from Constellation Energy a year after rounding up $838m in a debut fund.
GTCR will invest its ninth and largest fund using the firm’s manager-focused strategy.
The Boston-based firm has closed three significant retail transactions in the last two weeks.
The Swiss alternative asset manager has completed the first deal for its publicly-listed fund Partners Group Global Opportunities through a €104m mezzanine portfolio transaction arranged by Merrill Lynch and Credit Suisse.
Private Equity International has announced in its November issue a global list of 30 influential lawyers who specialise in private equity.
An infrastructure consortium including Credit Suisse and GE Infrastructure has paid a reported €750m to acquire London City Airport.
AXA Private Equity and Texas Pacific Group have paid a reported €3.3bn to buy in to French broadcaster TDF, with previous majority owners Charterhouse Capital Partners and Caisse des Dépôts rolling over their proceeds and reinvesting in the business.
Global pharmaceuticals group Pfizer paid a reported $400m to acquire PowderMed, a UK DNA-vaccines company backed by Advent Venture Partners, Abingworth Management, Oxford Bioscience Partners and SV Life Sciences.
A €1bn fund dedicated to global secondaries brings Swiss asset manager Partners Group’s total fundraising to €2.6bn in the last five months.
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