Buyout
iXO et al. in MBO for Azulis's Optimum
Takeover comes five years after Azulis picked up majority stake
Charterhouse X holds €1.5bn first close
Fund targeting тЌ3bn with тЌ3.5bn hard-cap
Livingbridge closes third fund on £220m
Fund received commitments from existing and new investors
21 Concordia holds €100m final close
Poland-focused vehicle closes shy of €150m target
Core Capital closes second fund on £85m
Six companies from previous funds transferred into new vehicle
The long game: running beyond the 10-year fund life
A number of longer term funds are beginning to emerge – but will they work?
Investment opportunities scant in Germany – Lyrique's van Swaay
Lyrique's Hans van Swaay discusses the challenges for private equity in the DACH region
Bregal Freshstream closes maiden fund on €600m
Fund will focus on buyouts and debt instruments
JZ Capital holds €237m first close for third fund
Three investments from previous fund transferred to new vehicle
First-time fund Cairngorm hits £50m final close
New GP Cairngorm has been set up by ex-HIG executive Andrew Steel
Montagu reaches €2.75bn hard-cap for Fund V
Vehicle held €2.2bn first close in June
ESMA approves Channel Islands' AIFMD passport
Esma's recent review of new territories for AIFMD passport highlights increasing competition
Personal contributions: keeping skin in the game
GP contributions are dwindling, to the industry's detriment
Bain's Wittur merges with Sematic
Bolt-on comes eight months after Bain acquired Wittur from Triton
UK Treasury moves to make limited partnerships more competitive
How necessary are recent changes to the UK limited partnership?
Segulah raises SEK 1.9bn for fifth fund
Swedish GP Segulah has raised commitments of SEK 1.9bn towards the SEK 5.6bn target of its Segulah V vehicle, according to a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
BT Pension awards Hermes £1bn refresher mandate
Hermes was previously mandated by BT in 2011 as its sole PE manager
European PE funds: top 5 closes of 2015 so far
Looking back on the five largest European fund closes of 2015 so far
Livonia Partners holds €70m first close for inaugural fund
Fundraise exceeds first-close target by €20m
EQT closes EQT VII on €6.75bn hard-cap
Fund exceeded estimated тЌ5.25bn target in less than six months
Genesis Capital secures €45m in fourth fund launch
GP may raise as much as €80m in commitments
Carlyle closes fourth fund on €3.75bn
Fund attracted commitments from 140 investors based in 35 countries
BlackFin holds €300m second close
Interim close puts GP on track to hit €400m hard-cap
Ardian acquires two business units from DPX Holdings
Businesses had combined sales of around €200m in 2014