US
TPG holds final close on $3.7bn for Growth IV
Fund has a global investment mandate to make growth equity and buyout investments
US pension fund to commit $325-350m to PE in 2018
Lacers will place special emphasis on mid-market and lower-mid-market buyout funds
OIC recommends €200m commitment to €1bn Novalpina fund
Recommendation was made by the investment committee and must be approved by OPERF
Permira acquires Duff & Phelps for $1.75bn
Selling shareholders include Carlyle, Neuberger Berman, University of California and Pictet & Cie
CalSTRS increases delegated authority limits for PE allocations
Changes notably affect LP investments, secondary transactions and co-investments
Triton buys US-based Rocore, plans merger with Germany-based Kelvion
GP will consider merging the company with its portfolio company Kelvion in the medium term
Spectrum holds final close on $1.25bn hard-cap
GP will make investments in IT companies ranging from $25m up to more than $100m
Pontifax holds final close for $105m AgTech fund
GP is headquartered in California but will invest in the food and agriculture sector globally
Revel Partners holds first close on $20m
Revel Venture Fund II is targeting $50m and has so far secured commitments from 21 investors
Cobe buys Völker from Hill-Rom
End of a five-year holding period for Hill-Rom, which acquired Völker for $85m in February 2012
Committed Advisors closes third secondaries fund on €1bn
Strategy will focus primarily on mature private equity assets in North America and Europe
Golding holds €331m first close for private debt fund
Fund has raised more than half of its €600m target after five months of fundraising
One Equity closes first independent fund at $1.65bn
Former JP Morgan in-house team caps investor demand for its first fund since spinning out from the US banking group
High valuations and market volatility put brakes on Benelux deals
unquote" reports from the Mergermarket Benelux M&A and Private Equity Forum 2016, held on Tuesday in Amsterdam
Apollo pays SEC $53m for misleading investors
Settlement also relates to allegations related to a partner's expenses
Equistone acquires United Initiators from Vision and Speyside
Vision Capital had acquired a majority stake in the group from Speyside in 2011
PE-backed Talend reaps $95m in Nasdaq IPO
French-American startup has received more than $100m in funding over the last 10 years
Charlesbank to acquire Polyconcept from Investcorp
Investcorp led the €440m SBO of Polyconcept in 2005, taking over from BC Partners
Hamilton Lane holds $210m final close for credit fund
Vehicle surpassed its $150m target and will offer short-term returns for LPs
Ardian’s Italmatch Chemicals buys Compass
Deal marks the third bolt-on acquisition in the water treatment industry for the Italian business
Showpad secures $50m in series-C round led by Insight
Belgian tech company more than doubled its revenues for the third consecutive year in 2015
Comment: The impact of lifting Iranian sanctions on private equity
The lifting of international sanctions has opened Iranian borders to European investors, but the gates are still not fully open
Iris Capital makes Gold partner in San Francisco
Gold will incidentally take on the role of managing director of Iris Capital North America
American footballers' Northgate Capital changes hands
Deal marks an exit for previous Northgate owner Religare