UK-based drug development company Oxagen has received almost £32m in a series B round of financing led by MPM Capital in its first European investment.
The bloodless revolution that gripped the watching world and swept Viktor Yushchenko to the office of president in Ukraine may be just over 100 days old, but private equity funds in the region are already gearing up to take advantage. Colm Gilmore reports.
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 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.
Israel-focused venture firm Benchmark Capital has closed its $250m Fund II while Israel’s Carmel Ventures has raised $200m for its second fund.
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.
Paris-based PAI Partners has closed its new buyout fund on €2.675bn, confirming that European buyout funds are highly in demand at present.