Figures for the third quarter show a sharp decline in venture fundraising.
Investors have informally approved the increase which should mean Coller Capital closes the largest secondaries fund early next year, eclipsing rival Lexington Partners.
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.
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.
German special situations manager has closed its second fund without breaking into a sweat, while Jon Moulton’s distressed debt fund underlines appetite for turnaround deals.
The UK-based firm has done its second French deal in as many years by aqcuiring a French concrete business for about €400m.
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.
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.
The founder of the Texas Pacific Group has taken up the cudgels for the private equity firms beset by regulators, central banks and politicians in a public debate.
A private equity real estate fund raised by the US logistics REIT and the government of Singapore’s real estate arm is acquiring eight distribution centers in Japan.
Europe’s public markets are finally beginning to come under attack from private equity firms as they hold a gun to the corporate head, writes Andy Thomson.
On the back of good interim six-month results, Europe’s largest quoted private equity manager is looking to launch a standalone infrastructure business.
The US buyout firm has appointed Walid Musallam to head its Middle East hybrid investing business, which is due to hit the fundraising trail for up to $1 billion.
The UK venture capital firm has raised a co-investment vehicle for seed deals to feed into its main institutional funds.
Ironbridge Capital, an Australian private equity firm that spun out of Gresham Private Equity in 2003, has raised A$1.05 billion for its second fund.