Englefield Capital has backed management at the UK-based underwriting business in a £30m buyout from US insurer Trenwick Group.
Franklin Templeton Investments has acquired the US emerging markets investment firm in a deal valued at $75m.
The French bank has raised E187m for Leveraged Finance Europe Capital II, a collateralised loan obligation fund that will invest in senior and mezzanine debt used in European LBOs.
The Anglo-American life sciences VC firm has exceeded the original $275m target for their Abingworth Bioventures IV fund (ABV IV), which was more than two times over-susbscribed.
Four New York City municipal pension plans are drawing up plans which could see them significantly increase their allocations to private equity.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has made a E15m commitment to Euroventures Hungary III, the latest fund to target one of the EU accession states.
The UK-based mid-market buyout firm has secured E50m of commitments for its second fund including a E10m investment from Inflexion Plc.
Delegates in London at the Private Equity COO & CFO Forum have revealed that relations with their limited partners have taken a darker turn.
London-based Coller Capital has hired Susan Flynn of GM Asset Management to help invest the firm’s $2.5bn global secondaries fund.
London-based mid-market buyout firm Cabot Square Capital has closed its second fund above target at E284m.
The Swiss-based private equity group is among a group of international investors in Arsenal Capital Partners' debut $300m mid-market buyout fund.
The Swedish private equity firm has fallen short of its original E300m target for the Procuritas Capital Investors III fund launched in 2001.
The UK private equity firm has provided portfolio company Just Learning with funds to acquire Scotland-based CareShare.
The insurer's private equity investment arm says it is on course for a final close on E250m in July 2003.
Schroder Ventures Life Sciences, which closed $2m above its original target, received commitments from 18 institutions that backed the firm for the first time.