Terra Firma Capital Partners is set to sign terms to acquire German property group Viterra for €7 billion in Europe’s largest private equity deal to date.
The private equity arm of Credit Suisse First Boston has closed its third secondary fund on $2.4 billion to invest in buyout, venture capital and real estate partnerships.
The US buyout giant has given up its attempts to raise a $300m Russian fund due to lack of investor interest.
The UK lower mid-market private equity firm has capped its second fund just seven months after launch and well ahead of an initial £200m target.
The Spanish-based private equity group has held a first close on €51m of its second fund devoted to Bulgaria and Romania.
Israel-focused venture firm Benchmark Capital has closed its $250m Fund II while Israel’s Carmel Ventures has raised $200m for its second fund.
CVC Asia Pacific has closed the largest private equity fund ever raised for investment in the Asia Pacific region on almost $2bn.
The Greenwich, Connecticut-based leveraged buyout firm has closed their third fund on $650m, surpassing the firm’s original target by $50m.
The Washington, DC-based emerging markets investor has announced the close of a $175m private equity fund targeting Mexico, Brazil and the US Hispanic market.
The New York private equity giant is telling LPs that is has demand for as much as $12bn for its next private equity fund, currently in pre-marketing mode.
The $27bn Pennsylvania pension fund has pledged up to $245m to six private equity funds, including $135 million to two funds managed by Summit Partners.
The mid-market firm has closed its fifth private equity fund, with nearly all previous investors returning for another helping.
The European spinout from Hicks Muse Tate & Furst has completed the final stage of its evolution by announcing a name change.
Stewart Gross is leaving his post as a managing director at Warburg Pincus to join private equity firm Lightyear Capital as a managing director.
The New York-based private equity firm has closed its third small buyout fund, which was more than two times oversubscribed.