Fundraising

The federal government’s recent C$500m capital injection into the country’s venture industry follows a two-year lull in fundraising for Canadian venture capital.

President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law Thursday, signifying huge changes to the way private equity and venture capital fundraising is regulated.

President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law Thursday, signifying huge changes to the way private equity and real estate fundraising is regulated.

President Barack Obama signed the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act into law Thursday, signifying huge changes to the way private equity and real estate fundraising is regulated.

In this unforgiving fundraising climate, even the very best performers will not find it easy to hit their targets. Other firms may not live to tell the tale. Helen Power reports

Coinciding with the abrupt departure of its former head, Morgan Stanley’s real estate fund of funds group is bringing back its former chief capital-raiser. PERE Magazine, April 2012 issue

Coinciding with the abrupt departure of its former head, Morgan Stanley’s real estate fund of funds group is bringing back its former chief capital-raiser. PERE Magazine, April 2012 issue

Coinciding with the abrupt departure of its former head, Morgan Stanley’s real estate fund of funds group is bringing back its former chief capital-raiser. PERE Magazine, April 2012 issue

The New York-based firm, led by former WP Carey executive Edward LaPuma, will be rolling out two real estate vehicles focusing on the sale-leaseback market in North America and Europe and seeking to raise a total of more than $400 million from institutional investors.

Limited partners’ heavy appetite for mezzanine strategies helped Blackstone’s GSO team raise billions to take advantage of a historic opportunity for non-bank lenders in the uncertain markets, especially in Europe.