SSG targets wider array of distressed sellers for Fund V
SSG Capital Partners expects to source distressed assets from a wider variety of sellers – including other alternative investment firms and investment banks – during the life of its fifth Asia fund, which is on track to exceed its target of $1.5 billion.
The fund reached a first close of $610 million in January and had received commitments of $1.36 billion as of May, according to information disclosed by Pennsylvania Public School Employees' Retirement...
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