Fundraising

Winners and losers
Fundraising: Winners and losers

Is the fundraising market as brutal as previously thought or does success solely depend on the type of fund being raised? Kimberly Romaine investigates

Adara launches second fund

Adara Venture Partners has started the fundraising process for its second fund, Adara Ventures II, with a target of $40m, according to a Form D filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

GP churn boosts IRR

Further to initial findings announced in 2011, additional research by Capital Dynamics and London Business School’s Coller Institute of Private Equity has concluded that higher team turnover in buyout houses improves overall performance.

TEP seeks €100m for new fund

Time Equity Partners (TEP) has launched its second venture capital fund and is seeking to raise €100m, having already collected two thirds of its target, according to reports in the French press.

Fabrizio Baroni of B4 Investimenti
100% Italian-backed B4 boosts small-cap segment

There’s a new kid on the block in Italian private equity: launched in mid-2012, B4 Investimenti began operational activity in September last year, completed its maiden investment in July and is well on the way to closing its first fund. Amy King reports

British Private Equity Awards
Private equity on the road to recovery

Following a month of stellar exits, an uptick in buyouts and a record number of fundraisings, there is reason to believe private equity markets are turning a corner. Kimberly Romaine reports.

SEC lifts fund advertising ban

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has removed the prohibition on general solicitation and advertising for VC firms and PE houses when raising private funds in the US.

Listed funds' share prices jump 25%

Average listed private equity company share prices have risen 25% over the last year, and by 72% over the last three years, according to data published by the Association of Investment Companies (AIC).

Andrew Garside of Isis Equity Partners
Isis raises £51.5m co-investment fund

Isis has raised a fund to co-invest alongside its Baronsmead VCTs. The fund comprises four limited partners and is the first time a VCT has raised an institutional co-investment fund.