Fund-of-funds
Hermes GPE to launch in Boston, Singapore
Hermes GPE is opening new offices in Boston and Singapore, a reflection of the investor’s increasing interest in overseas opportunities.
HarbourVest ups offer for Absolute
HarbourVest Partners has increased its offer for Absolute Private Equity to $18.50 per share, valuing the listed fund-of-funds at $806m.
Quartilium hires two for FoF team
Quartilium, the fund-of-funds arm of Groupama Private Equity, has appointed Jérémie Magne and Malcolm Vincent as analysts in its fund-of-funds team.
Q&A: The role of funds-of-funds
Emanuel Eftimiu talks to Tim Creed, executive director and head of Adveq’s European investment programme, about the relevance of fund-of-funds in today's market, the future of large-cap buyout funds and the impact of upcoming regulation.
ACG acquires Gimar fund of funds
ACG Private Equity has acquired Gimar Capital Investissement, a fund of funds management company, from Gimar Finance.
ATP PEP holds final close of €1bn fund
ATP Private Equity Partners, the private equity arm of Danish pension fund ATP, has announced the final close of ATP IV K/S, a €1bn fund-of-funds.
Funds-of-funds: A bifurcating market
While the 2005-2008 private equity boom is most commonly associated with the surging activity in Europe’s buyout markets, other areas, including the fund-of-funds segment, witnessed the same unsustainable growth and have felt the same shuddering crash....
Quartilium strenghtens FoF team
Quartilium, the fund-of-funds arm of Groupama Private Equity, has appointed Matthieu Ducorroy as analyst and Anne Vergez as client services and reporting manager.
Parvilla appoints new partner
Parvilla, the Paris-based fund-of-funds manager founded four years ago by former PAI senior Partner Jean-Marie Fabre, has appointed Mark Foulds as a partner.
Q&A: Funds-of-funds and direct investments
Emanuel Eftimiu speaks to Marc Brugger, managing director of fund-of-funds LFPE, about the pros and cons of direct investing and the difficulties facing private equity funds-of-funds in the current environment.
Cubera reaches final close on secondary fund
Cubera Private Equity has reached final close for its secondary fund Cubera V.
Deutsche Bank launches €6bn fund-of-funds
Deutsche Bank is set to launch DB Private Equity, a €6bn private equity fund-of-funds.
Deutsche Bank launches PE fund of funds unit
Deutsche Bank is launching a new private equity fund-of-funds unit as part of its asset management business, according to reports.
UK FTF makes first committment to DFJ's third fund
The UK Future Technologies Fund (UK FTF), one of two fund-of-funds which effectively make up the UK Innovation Investment Fund, has made its first commitment into the DFJ Esprit III vehicle, bringing it closer to its £130m target.
Hermes and Gartmore deliver consolidation message
Hermes and Gartmore lead the consolidation of the fund-of-funds industry with the creation of Hermes GPE. Deborah Sterescu reports.
Macquarie expands PE division in Europe with two appointments
Macquarie Funds Group has appointed Mike Siebert and Brenden Woods as portfolio managers to its private equity division.
Pohjola’s Selected Private Equity Funds II reaches first closing on €97m
Finnish based, pan-European private equity fund of funds manager Pohjola Private Equity Funds has reached the first closing of its Selected Private Equity Funds II (SPEF II) on €97m.
Banking on the environment
Following the bad aftertaste left by the Copenhagen Climate Conference in December last year, there is reason to wonder whether all the hype investors are building around environmental technology is mere rhetoric.
EUROPE - Parish Capital holds $73m first close of European fund-of-funds
Parish Capital has held a first close of $73m for Parish Europe II, a Europe-focused fund-of-funds vehicle with a EUR250 million target.
Parish Capital holds $73m first close of European fund-of-funds
Parish Capital has held a first close of $73m for Parish Europe II, a Europe-focused fund-of-funds vehicle with a EUR250 million target.