The US buyout arm of Baird Private Equity has closed its $300m fourth fund, which will invest in mid-market business services and manufactured products companies.
The co-founder of the Carlyle Group, one of the world’s biggest buyout firms, has urged his firm to target less risky investments because lenders are taking “very risky credit decisions” when financing private equity deals.
Ben Guill has resigned as president of the US private equity firm that specialises in the energy industry.
The Silicon Valley venture capital firm has closed its fourth fund, which will focus on more developed technology companies than those in which it typically invests.
The joint venture between Venturion Capital and former Marsh & McLennan chief Jeffrey Greenberg has closed its first fund.
The Bahrain-based manager has begun marketing its first traditional limited partnership and is targeting a first close on $400m in May, according to one investor.
The Waltham, Massachusetts-based venture capital firm has closed its fourth fund, and recently added a new general partner, Elliot Katzman, to its team of 8 investment professionals.
John Moon, a former managing director at Morgan Stanley spin-out Metalmark Capital, has joined Carlyle energy affiliate Riverstone Holdings as a managing director.
Seoul-headquartered Doran Capital has held a first closed on its Korean real estate fund, which looks to make value-added investments throughout the country.
The US-German investment house’s latest life sciences-focused fund will invest principally in US biotechnology companies.
The Euronext affiliate of KKR has committed to the largest ever proposed buyout both as a co-investor and limited partner, contributing $500 million to the deal.
Pundits are questioning the merits of the $45bn proposed buyout of Dallas, Texas-based utility company TXU by KKR, TPG, and Goldman Sachs.
Baird Private Equity, a US mid-market private equity firm, has partnered Tholons, an advisory firm with operations in Bangalore, to provide local support and expertise to its portfolio companies based in the US and Europe.
New York-based Auda Private Equity has closed a $787 million fund of funds and co-investment vehicle.
The Carlyle Group announced the firm hired an Ernst & Young veteran from the region to advise the firm’s investments within the country.