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Anchors away
Headlines are rife with updates on the credit crunch and every week a new bank is said to be in need of some sort of a bailout in the US or UK, yet somehow some positive news has been sailing through on the fundraising front. Recent closings of funds by veterans such as Investindustrial, which raised EUR1bn, illustrate the appetite for tried-and-true GPs. Even newcomers are attracting commitments as demonstrated by Magnum, which closed with EUR866m for its debut vehicle
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Stonehage Fleming raises USD 130m for largest fund to date, eyes 2024 programme
Multi-family office has seen strong appetite, with investor base growing since 2016 to more than 90 family offices, Meiping Yap told Unquote
Permira to take Ergomed private for GBP 703m
Sponsor deploys Permira VIII to ride new wave of take-privates; Blackstone commits GBP 200m in financing for UK-based CRO
Partners Group to release IMs for Civica sale in mid-September
Sponsor acquired the public software group in July 2017 via the same-year vintage Partners Group Global Value 2017
Change of mind: Sponsors take to de-listing their own assets
EQT and Cinven seen as bellweather for funds to reassess options for listed assets trading underwater