Technology investor Accel-KKR is raising more than $1bn for a new growth capital fund and its final closing is expected next month, according to a person at the fundraiser. Menlo Park, Calif.-based firm Accel-KKR is on track to raise about $1.25 billion for Growth...
Carlyle Group is preparing to raise its biggest-ever European buyout fund, taking advantage of a rush of capital into private equity firms, people with knowledge of the matter said. The U.S. investment firm could aim to raise around 7.5 billion euros ($8.5 billion)...
Summa Equity said it has raised €2.3bn for Europe’s biggest-ever ‘impact’ fund, which is focused on helping meet the U.N.’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals. The Oslo-based Nordic private equity firm said the fund aims to improve health and working conditions and...
Blackstone have acquired Interplex, a global leader in innovative and customized connector solutions for the auto, medical and information communications technology (ICT) markets, from Baring Private Equity Asia’s affiliated private equity funds. The company has...
Singapore, seeking to revive its lacklustre fundraising market, is pulling out all the stops to emerge as a key listing venue for smaller sized blank-check firms as a Temasek-backed firm debuts on Thursday. The listing sponsored by Vertex Venture Holdings comes four... 