The San Francisco-based placement agent and private equity consultant has named Kelly DePonte partner. The firm also completed fundraising for client W Capital Partners.
The US trade organisation for venture capital firms has selected a chairman for the coming year – James Breyer of Silicon Valley venture firm Accel Partners.
The UK mid-market buyout firm has held a final closing of its third fund, exceeding its £200m target and securing commitments from new international investors.
The German mid-market private equity firm has held a first closing of its second fund with commitments of €74m, secured from new and returning financial institutions.
Actis has been selected to co-manage the Canada Investment Fund for Africa, a C$200m vehicle to be launched later this year.
A ‘nonpolitical’ cable network buyout led by former US vice president and US presidential candidate Al Gore has drawn the support of two politically connected private equity groups – The Yucaipa Cos and Blum Capital Partners.
Yet another Utah private equity firm, Peterson Partners, has closed a private equity fund and named an elite list of corporate executives as ‘investment partners.’ The firm was an early investor in discount airline success JetBlue.
Sorenson Capital, based in Salt Lake City, will invest in small- to mid-sized companies in the Western US with the help of a former American football star.
The Bethesda, Maryland venture capital firm touted its ties to the Washington DC research and development scene.
The sector specialist has appointed Massimo Prelz Oltramonti as senior advisor to focus on telecommunications and electronic media investments.
Vintage Venture Partners, a private equity secondaries investor focused on Israel, has completed the final closing of its debut fund with $64m of commitments.
The New York middle market firm has sold transmission parts and services franchiser Cottman to American Capital Strategies as it proceeds to harvest Fund II.
Mid-market European private equity firm Waterland has exceeded its €150m target for a new fund dedicated to medium sized investments in the Benelux and Rhineland regions.
Swiss Re Private Equity Advisers, the private equity fund of funds arm of reinsurance company Swiss Re, has announced the final closing of Swiss Re Private Equity Partners II at €409m.
Explorer Investments has held an initial close on €50m of its debut Explorer I fund, aimed at helping Portuguese companies invest in Spain.