Creador reaches $132m final close on debut fund
Creador, a Southeast Asia and India-focused private equity firm, has reached a final close of $132 million for its debut fund. This comes after a first close of $100 million in late 2011. Creador already has plans to launch a second fund in 2013.
The PE firm, which was set up by former ChrysCapital Partners executive Brahmal Vasudevan (pictured), originally sought to raise $350 million, but the fundraising environment has been challenging. According...
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