Asante Capital
Maguar marks first exit with HRworks move to continuation fund
EUR 235m in total equity has been raised to further grow the company via organic strategies and bolt-ons
Placement agent Asante expands to Munich
Advisory firm’s first office in continental Europe will be led by director George Lyons
Capvis sets up first ever continuation vehicle for fund III assets
Three remaining assets in the 2008-vintage funds are Hessnatur, Arena and Kaffee Partner
Former-Carlyle team holds €115m close for debut Melior fund
Unquote understands the fund has been garnering interest from investors from both Europe and North America
Rede's Yaron Zafir joins Asante
Zafir left Rede earlier this year, after heading the firm's secondaries activities
Debut managers to face daunting fundraising market in 2020
Debut managers out to market are unlikely to hold closes in 2020, and very few new teams are likely to launch funds
Former Ireland-based Carlyle team launches debut Melior fund
Melior Equity Partners' debut fund is targeting €200m, according to press reports
G Square closes third fund on €500m
Investors in the fund include Adams Street Partners, Banca March, Cresta and Goodgrower
H1 Review: Cloudy with a chance of slowdown
With European deployment tapering in the first half, Unquote crunches the numbers and gauges market expectations for the months ahead
Bifurcation in European fundraising: beat the traffic
Recent years have seen the growing polarisation of fundraising fortunes for GPs, with established managers able to raise faster than their peers
Asante appoints Apponyi as MD
Apponyi will be responsible for supporting Asante’s growth and development across all three offices
H1 fundraising reaches second-highest level on record
Last three semesters represent a significant increase on the total sums raised for final closes, compared with historical levels
Bulking up: Consolidation in the LP space
Asset managers are flexing their muscles in a new wave of fund-of-funds consolidation
Placement agents: a dying breed?
The placement agent industry has attracted criticism of late, with some labelling it as nothing more than a glorified introductory business. As fundraising becomes more complex, Alice Murray investigates how relevant this advisory service is
Innovative GPs setting off fundraising fireworks
Innovation rewarded
Video: Asante’s Hibbert discusses first-time fundraising
Video: Asante’s Hibbert