Firm |
21 Centrale Partners |
Amount Raised |
€56m |
Fund Type |
Development capital |
Amount Targeted |
€125m |
Status |
First close |
Investors |
Crédit Agricole Asset Management, |
Geographical Focus |
France |
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MAAF, CCR Actions European |
Sectoral Focus |
Late-stage mid-market businesses |
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Investment Fund, 21 Group, Unicredito. |
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Advisors |
Triago (P), Salans, Hertzfeld & Heilbronn (L) |
Firm |
Charlemagne Capital |
Amount Raised |
N/A |
Fund Type |
Distressed, emerging markets. |
Amount Targeted |
$50m |
Status |
Launched |
Investors |
The fund is targeting European, US |
Geographical Focus |
Argentina |
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and Middle East investors. |
Sectoral Focus |
Financial services |
Advisors |
Integra Investment (investment advisors) |
Firm |
The Blackstone Group |
Amount Targeted |
$5bn |
Fund Type |
Buyout |
Investors |
Not disclosed, although nearly 90 per |
Status |
Final close |
|
cent existing investors |
Geographical Focus |
US (70 per cent) Europe (30 per cent) |
Advisors |
UBS Warburg and Credit Suisse |
Sectoral Focus |
All sectors |
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First Boston (P) |
Amount Raised |
$6.45bn |
|
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Firm |
Brooks Houghton & Co |
Amount Raised |
N/A |
Fund Type |
Short-term mezzanine |
Amount Targeted |
$150m |
Status |
Launched |
Investors |
The fund is targeting US and European |
Geographical Focus |
US |
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institutional investors |
Sectoral Focus |
All sectors excluding oil and gas, mining, real estate and restaurants |
Advisors |
Far Hills Group (P) |
Firm |
Charterhouse Development Capital |
Amount Raised |
€1.4bn |
Fund Type |
Buyout |
Amount Targeted |
€3bn |
Status |
First close |
Investors |
The fund is targeting institutions from |
Geographical Focus |
UK and Western Europe |
|
the US, Asia, Europe and the Middle East |
Sectoral Focus |
All sectors |
Advisors |
Salomon Smith Barney (P) |
Firm |
LGT Capital Partners |
Amount Raised |
N/A |
Fund Type |
Fund of funds |
Amount Targeted |
€200m |
Status |
Launched |
Investors |
The fund is primarily targeting |
Geographical Focus |
US and Europe |
|
German institutions and private |
Sectoral Focus |
Buyout and venture capital funds |
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investors |
Firm |
Delta Capital |
Amount Raised |
N/A |
Fund Type |
Early-stage, start-up |
Amount Targeted |
$100m |
Status |
Launched |
Investors |
N/A |
Geographical Focus |
Russia |
Advisors |
N/A |
Sectoral Focus |
Financial services, telecommunications |
|
|
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media and technology, consumer |
|
|
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products and logistics |
|
|
Firm |
Harvest Partners |
Amount Targeted |
$500m |
Fund Type |
Buyout, growth finance |
Investors |
BancBoston Capital, General Electric |
Status |
Final close |
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Capital, Liberty Mutual Life Insurance, |
Geographical Focus |
US, Europe |
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National City Capital and New York |
Sectoral Focus |
Domestic and multinational |
|
Life Capital Partners |
|
middle-market businesses |
Advisors |
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett (L) |
Amount Raised |
$568m |
|
Credit Suisse First Boston (P) |
Firm |
IF Investimenti |
Amount Raised |
€112.5m |
Fund Type |
Buyout |
Amount Targeted |
€100m |
Status |
Final close |
Investors |
Iniziativa Piemonte, Ersel Finanziaria |
Geographical Focus |
Italy |
|
and Mittel |
Sectoral Focus |
Mid-marker industrial enterprises |
Advisors |
Elm Capital (P), Simmons & Simmons (L), Mastracchio (L) |
Firm |
Advent International |
Amount Raised |
$265m |
Fund Type |
Emerging markets |
Amount Targeted |
N/A |
Status |
Final close |
Investors |
GE Capital, HarbourVest Partners, |
Geographical Focus |
Mexico, Brazil and Argentina |
|
Inter-American Investment Corporation |
Sectoral Focus |
financial services, manufacturing |
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and International Finance Corporation. |
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and consumer industries |
Advisors |
N/A |
Firm |
Lombard Odier Darier Hentsch |
Amount Raised |
N/A |
Fund Type |
Fund of funds |
Amount Targeted |
€200m |
Status |
Launched |
Investors |
The fund is targeting institutional |
Geographical Focus |
Western Europe |
|
investors and family offices in Europe |
Sectoral Focus |
Mid-market buyout and expansion |
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and the US |
|
capital funds |
Advisors |
LODH Private Equity Zurich (fund manager) |
Firm |
Sal Oppenheim |
Amount Raised |
€60m |
Fund Type |
Fund of funds |
Amount Targeted |
€150m |
Status |
First closing |
Investors |
German investors. None disclosed. |
Geographical Focus |
US and Europe |
Advisors |
Portfolio Advisors |
Sectoral Focus |
Buyout and venture capital, with a bias towards US and buyout opportunities |
|
(US investment advisor) |
Firm |
Partners Group |
Amount Raised |
€160m |
Fund Type |
Fund of funds |
Amount Targeted |
€300m |
Status |
First close |
Investors |
UBS Group, European institutions |
Geographical Focus |
Europe |
Advisors |
N/A |
Sectoral Focus |
Mid-market buyout funds |
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|
Firm |
Shore Capital |
Amount Raised |
£20m |
Fund Type |
Real estate |
Amount Targeted |
£100m |
Status |
First close |
Investors |
Bank Leumi Group, Dawnay Day |
Geographical Focus |
UK |
Advisors |
N/A |
Sectoral Focus |
Commercial property |
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|
Firm |
Starwood Capital Group LLC |
Amount Raised |
$567m |
Fund Type |
Real estate |
Amount Targeted |
N/A |
Status |
Final closing |
Investors |
Private and institutional investors |
Geographical Focus |
US, UK, Western Europe and Japan |
Advisors |
N/A |
Sectoral Focus |
Office, senior housing, industrial, retail |
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Firm |
GSC Partners |
Investors |
US institutions, with additional |
Fund Type |
Mezzanine |
|
investments from Europe, Asia and |
Status |
Final closing |
|
Latin America |
Geographical Focus |
Europe |
Advisors |
Lehman Brothers (mandated lead |
Sectoral Focus |
Buyouts |
|
arranger), Dresdner Kleinwort |
Amount Targeted |
€1.065bn |
|
Wasserstein (lead arranger) |