United States
Warburg Pincus Global Growth Fund raises $14.8bn
Fund targets companies operating in a wide range of sectors and deploys tickets in the $50-500m range
Azimut launches platform to invest in US-based GPs
Azimut appoints Jeffry Brown as CEO of AACP; Brown previously worked at Dyal Capital Partners
CVC closes second growth fund on $1.6bn
Fund targets high-growth, mid-market technology companies based in North America and Europe
NEIP III's Altanova buys Intellisaw
With this add-on, Altanova expects to increase its revenues and further expand across the US market
Brookfield closes BCP V on $9bn
Cayman Islands-based vehicle has held its first close on $6.5bn in October 2018
Bain Capital-backed Fedrigoni acquires Ritrama
Second add-on made by the company, following its acquisition of Cordenons in May 2018
Advent-backed Zentiva acquires Alvogen
Transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2020, subject to customary approvals
Ropes & Gray promotes Todd to private equity partner
Law firm has made new appointments in its New York, Boston, Chicago and London offices
Bain's Italmatch invests in FRX Polymers
Italmatch expects to further strengthen its position in the flame retardant additives segment
Bain-backed Italmatch buys Water Science Technologies
Firm plans to strengthen its presence in the North American water treatment and oil & gas markets
Illinois pension replaces Callan with Wilshire Associates
Contract with Wilshire Associates is for a five-year term, starting from January 2020
Duke Street-backed Great Rail Journeys buys Vacations By Rail
Founder and management team of VBR will both acquire a minority stake in the enlarged group
Granite Creek injects $15m into Morrow Sodali
Corporate advisory firm has recently expanded internationally and made a number of senior hires
Blackstone et al. in talks to sell Refinitiv in $27bn deal
Trade buyer LSEG and target Refinitiv's combined 2018 revenues amount to around ТЃ6bn
The Riverside Company collects €314m for Europe Fund VI
If €750m hard-cap was to be hit, the vehicle would significantly surpass €340m Europe Fund V
Blackstone closes Strategic Partners VIII on $11.1bn
GP closes the global secondaries fund, which launched in Q2 2018 with a $8bn target
Calpers misses returns target amid PE outperformance
Results come as the pension fund is set to select a new private equity consultant
Mayfair's Yo! acquires US-based SnowFox
Deal is backed by the GP and reportedly values the target company at more than $100m
Campbell Lutyens strengthens London PE teams
Private capital adviser also promotes Ashrith Ramachandran to principal focusing on PE and infrastructure
Dawn leads $11m series-A for data integration platform Onna
Previous backer Nauta Capital also takes part in the round, alongside Dropbox and Slack Fund
Horizon-backed Wireless Innovation bolts on Ground Control
GP provides equity to support the acquisition of the US-based telecommunications firm
Oklahoma pension fund increases PE allocation
OPPRS is set to add additional commitments of $150m in order to meet the new asset allocation
Sella Venture Partners to launch €150m VC fund-of-funds
Vehicle will make around 20 investments and will target Europe, the US and Israel
Massachusetts pension outlines PE strategy changes
Changes include increasing target allocation to PE within PRIT and committing up to $2bn to funds