Buyout
Australia's Anchorage closes Fund IV on $327m
Australian turnaround investor Anchorage Capital Partners has closed its fourth fund with AUD 505m (USD 327m) in commitments.
Kedaara targets up to $1.5b for fourth India fund
Kedaara Capital is looking to raise up to USD 1.5bn for its fourth India middle-market fund, having edged past the USD 1bn mark in the previous vintage.
Quadria hits $500m first close on third healthcare fund
Singapore-based healthcare specialist Quadria Capital has reached a first close of USD 500m on its third flagship fund. The target is USD 800m.
Korea's VIG seeks $1.1b for Fund V
South Korean mid-market private equity firm VIG Partners has launched its fifth fund with a target of USD 1.1bn, seeking to replicate the even split between domestic and foreign capital achieved in the previous vintage.
AVCJ Awards 2023 - voting has closed
Voting for the 2023 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards has now closed. Many thanks to all those who participated.
Warburg Pincus closes global flagship fund on $17.3b
Warburg Pincus has closed its latest global flagship fund with USD 17.3bn in commitments, making it the firm’s largest fundraise in its 57-year history.
Navis seeks up to $1.3b for ninth Asia fund
Navis Capital Partners wants to raise as much as USD 1.3bn for its ninth Asia fund, which is being primed for a formal launch early in the new year.
LPs favour co-invest, secondaries as allocation appetite warms - survey
LPs are more willing to allocate to private markets strategies compared to a year ago, although co-investment and secondaries are prioritized over buyout and venture, according to a global survey by Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM).
Novo Tellus hits $375m first close on third Indo-Pacific fund
Novo Tellus Capital Partners, an investor in industrial technology assets across the Indo-Pacific region, has reached a first close of approximately USD 375m on its third fund – matching the overall target for the vehicle.
Japan Industrial Partners sets $2bn hard cap for Fund VI
Japan Industrial Partners (JIP), the Japanese private equity firm leading the USD 15bn privatisation of Toshiba, has set the hard cap for its latest fund at JPY 300bn (USD 2bn) and secured a six-month extension to the fundraising period.
Australia’s Anacacia targets up to $290m for Fund IV
Australian middle market private equity firm Anacacia Capital is preparing to launch its fourth fund, telling investors that it expects to surpass the AUD 300m (USD 193m) raised for Fund III but would not exceed AUD 450m.
Fund focus: Forebright relies on its domain expertise
LP allocations to China funds are limited in number and hotly contested. Forebright Capital closed its latest vehicle by emphasising its track record in advanced manufacturing and enterprise software
Centurium scales back China fund target to $1.5b
China-focused private equity firm Centurium Capital is looking to raise USD 1.5bn for its second US dollar-denominated fund, having originally targeted USD 2.5bn in a stop-start process that began more than three years ago.
CVC passes $4.4b on latest Asia fundraise
CVC Capital Partners has hit the USD 4.45bn mark on its sixth pan-Asian fund, following a first close of USD 3.5bn at the end of last year.
Japan's Endeavour United closes Fund III on $370m
Japanese middle market private equity firm Endeavour United has closed its third fund with JPY 53bn (USD 370m) in commitments, a two-thirds increase in size on the previous vintage.
Longreach targets $800m for Japan, Greater China mandate
The Longreach Group is looking to raise USD 800m for its fourth fund, which will continue the firm’s existing strategy of mid-market control deals in North Asia with an emphasis on Japan.
AVCJ Awards 2023 - nominations have closed
Nominations for the 2023 AVCJ Private Equity & Venture Capital Awards have now closed. Thanks to all who participated. Voting will open in about two weeks.
MBK launches sixth North Asia fund, targets $7b
North Asia-focused buyout firm MBK Partners has set a target of USD 7bn for its sixth flagship fund, according to three sources familiar with the situation.
Korea’s UCK Partners surpasses $770m on Fund III
UCK Partners, a South Korean private equity firm formerly known as Unison Capital Korea, has accumulated approximately KRW 1trn (USD 777m) across two incremental closes on its third fund.
Asia fundraising frustrates in first half of 2023
Asia PE fundraising reached USD 60.3bn in the first half of 2023, down 7.6% year-on-year, but the total was still skewed upwards by activity in the renminbi-denominated space. Capital committed to US dollar funds alone was USD 21.8bn, down from USD 48.2bn.
Fund focus: Australia’s Next thrives under the radar
Next Capital claims to have relatively free rein in Australia’s underpenetrated lower middle market. Dedication to the opportunity set underpinned a painless fundraising process for its latest vehicle
Australia's Next Capital closes Fund V on $251m
Australia’s Next Capital has closed its fifth lower middle market buyout fund with AUD 375m (USD 251m) in commitments, beating a target of AUD 350m.
Carlyle seeks up to $2.8bn for Japan fund
The Carlyle Group is looking to raise as much as JPY 400bn (USD 2.8bn) for its fifth Japan fund, a 55% increase on the previous vintage, in a move that underscores robust investor sentiment on the market.
LP interview: Dietrich Foundation
The Dietrich Foundation, which has one of the highest China PE and VC allocations of any US LP, is cautious on the market but not disengaged. Meanwhile, India and Southeast Asia are becoming more interesting