Global social network Foursquare has brought in Silver Lake’s Waterman Fund in a $41m financing round that includes convertible debt from existing investors.
2 min read · 12 April 2013
Harbert European Growth Capital Fund, managed by Johan Kampe (pictured) and David Bateman, is hoping to raise €200m to invest in European technology companies.
2 min read · 12 April 2013
US private equity firm TPG Capital has hired Doughlas Paolilo to run its new collateralised loan obligations (CLO) venture, the firm confirmed.
2 min read · 12 April 2013
Mesa West is set to close its latest Real Estate Income Fund above its $650m target at some point this quarter, according to San Diego City Retirement System documents.
2 min read · 11 April 2013
The Indian asset manager is set to launch its first infrastructure debt fund in an attempt to branch out from its core real estate funds offering.
2 min read · 11 April 2013
The chief investment officer of Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies says that, because of improving fundamentals, there’s good reason why more money is coming in to commercial real estate debt.
2 min read · 12 April 2013
The recently rebranded firm, which focuses on mezzanine lending in China, expects to have raised $50m by the end of April for its latest $200m fund.
2 min read · 11 April 2013
The $161.5bn retirement system’s distressed debt and mezzanine portfolios failed to clear three and five year performance benchmarks, which contributed to a disappointing returns for the private equity programme.
2 min read · 10 April 2013
Monomoy will use proceeds from the loan to fund a bolt-on acquisition and carry out a dividend recap, as the issuer, LBC Credit, looks to raise $650m for its Credit Partners III vehicle.
1 min read · 09 April 2013
The Tim Conway-led firm will partially finance the fund’s transactions through a $175m credit facility provided by Wells Fargo and NewStar.
2 min read · 09 April 2013