United States
Ardian nets $800m for US infrastructure fund
Fundraising was completed in less than six months, according to Ardian
Aberdeen Standard buys fund finance outfit Hark Capital
New York's Hark Capital supplies loans to mid-life and end-of-life PE and VC vehicles
Livingbridge appoints Kahn as vice-president in Boston
New recruit leaves his role as VP of corporate development at Summit- and Bain-backed Ability
Hg sells Radius to Baring's Vistra
Deal comes five years after the GP invested in the company via its acquisition of UK-based Nair & Co
US pension fund seeks manager for $120m mandate
City of Fresno Retirement Systems, a $3bn pension fund, will invest $120m over three to four years
Nystrs searching for PE consultant
$115bn public pension fund has active private equity commitments of $19.5bn with 92 sponsors
3i hires four for private equity team
3i strengthens its US and European private equity teams with four new appointments
Triago bolsters New York office with Rogers hire
Kevin Rogers joins the private equity advisory firm in the US as a principal
Nordic tech's transatlantic ambition
Nordic startups are increasingly looking to find backers with ties to the US market to support their growth strategies
Spotify starts listing process with SEC filing
Spotify's direct listing lets the market find a price and cuts out the usual underwriting process
Pantheon appoints two new principals in Europe and US
Justin Mallis will join in London and Michael Hutten will join the US team in Raleigh, North Carolina
Battery Ventures closes two new funds totalling $1.25bn
Tech-focused GP closes an $800m principal vehicle and a $450m fund to invest alongside it
BC makes US deal with Zest buyout from Avista
GP is deploying capital from its 10th fund, which closed in January on its €7bn target
Apax closes digital fund on $1bn hard-cap
New team will be based in the firm's London and New York offices and led by Gigliani and O'Keefe
Livingbridge opens US office
New Boston location will support portfolio companies' expansion plans in the US market
Synova opens US office, appoints Summit's Usher
GP is opening a New York office to support portfolio companies' expansion into the US market
EQT's Piab bolts on SAS Automation
Piab strengthens its presence in the North American region after initially expanding in Asia
Lyceum-backed Briefing Media bolts on Urner Barry
Deal is the second add-on for Briefing Media since Lyceum's buyout of the firm in 2015
EQT-backed IFS bolts on WorkWave
Acquisition is expected to close in Q4 2017
Fundraising – North America weekly edition
A roundup of the latest fundraises in North American PE, courtesy of unquote" sister publication Mergermarket
Watermill Group acquires UK-based Cooper & Turner
Acquisition of the high-strength fasteners manufacturer adds to the US-based GP's presence in the UK
Terra Firma looking to raise $3.4bn fund
Vehicle will be the first institutionally-backed fund raised by the GP in 10 years
Core Capital sells AlliedPRA to CI Capital
Deals brings to an end an eight-year holding period in which the company sold its European arm
ICG holds final close for secondaries fund on $1.1bn
ICG launched the fund in September 2015 and held an interim close for the vehicle on $750m in January 2017