Atlanta-based Roark Capital enters the institutional private equity world with its first fund, raising $413m in just six months.
Index Ventures is the latest European VC investor to raise a new vehicle, closing its fourth fund on €300m.
Baring Vostok Private Equity Fund III has closed ahead of an original $350 million target and will invest in businesses in Russia, Ukraine and the former Soviet Union.
The Chicago private equity firm has closed its fifth buyout fund on $1.3bn, completing its fundraising in approximately six months.
The midmarket buyout firm has closed its oversubscribed fifth global private equity fund with commitments from 86 international investors.
The Paris-based firm has announced a final close of €500 million for its AXA LBO Fund III.
The NPRF has announced plans to commit an 18 percent allocation to additional asset classes including private equity and real estate, but excluding hedge funds.
The venture capital arm of Finnish mobile phone manufacturer Nokia has changed its name to BlueRun Ventures and announced a first close of its third venture fund on $350m.
46-year-old former Benchmark Capital executive Eric Archambeau has joined the Munich-based VC as a general partner.
Paris-based Sofinnova Partners has pulled off a rare fundraising success for a European venture group, raising €385m for its fifth vehicle.
The Los Angeles private equity firm, founded by ex-Houlihan Lokey investment bankers, has closed its second fund on $265m, more than double its previous fund of $107m.
Henderson Private Capital has completed its third Asian investment in a month and announced a first close of its PFI Secondary Fund on £136m.
The Los Angeles- and Houston-based investment firm has closed its third energy private equity fund on $550m, more than double its previous fund of $240m.
Amidst a flurry of fundraising activity, the Australian investment bank has announced a final close of its new listed private equity vehicle.
Venture capitalists last year raised 170 funds totalling $17.6bn, $3.4bn more than the previous two years combined, while buyout and mezzanine funds attracted $45.8bn in 103 funds.