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Jan 19, 2021
Odyssey Investment Partners has bought testing, inspection and calibration specialist Applied Technical Services.
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Jan 19, 2021
New State Capital Partners has made four hires and two promotions to kick off the new year.
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Jan 19, 2021
Legal claim investor Longford Capital has hauled in at least $434m for its third fundraise, putting it close to its biggest vehicle to date.
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Jan 19, 2021
Healthcare focused venture firm Heal Capital has hit a €100m final close for its debut fundraise.
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Jan 19, 2021
Slovakian private equity house Sandberg Capital has struck a €109m final close for its second fund.
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Jan 19, 2021
Exponent Private Equity is set for a powerful IPO of UK greetings card business Moonpig amid the company emerging as one of the big winners of the ongoing coronavirus lockdown.
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Jan 19, 2021
Secondaries private equity specialist BEX Capital has kicked off the new year by establishing itself in the US, announcing promotions and expanding its team.
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Jan 19, 2021
Asia-Pacific venture capital investors are steering clear of high-value deals in favour of seed and small Series A rounds amid huge uncertainty in the market, new research shows.
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Jan 19, 2021
Claret Capital has struck an initial close for its first fund since spinning out of Harbert Management last year.
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Jan 19, 2021
Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has agreed the sale of Broadstone, a provider of specialist pensions, trustee, and employee benefits solutions, to ICG.
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Jan 18, 2021
Portfolio optimisation service provider Quantile Technologies has scored a $51m minority investment from growth equity firm Spectrum Equity.
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Jan 18, 2021
Lower mid-market private equity specialist The Riverside Company has bought landscaping, property services and snow management pair Clintar and TruNet.
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Jan 18, 2021
Global buyout giant Blackstone has scored more than $3.1bn of LP capital for its debut fund dedicated to growth capital investing.
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Jan 18, 2021
European renewable energy fund management major Glennmont Partners has been bought by $1.1tn-managing global investment house Nuveen.
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Jan 18, 2021
Asian private equity house Navis Capital Partners has completed an investment in digital banking solutions business Moneythor.
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Jan 18, 2021
Sustainable investment specialist Impax Asset Management has bolstered its private equity and infrastructure operations by bringing in Sean Maguire as a managing director.
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Jan 18, 2021
Asset management major Tiger Global is reportedly targeting another $3.75bn of investment power through its latest venture capital fundraise. The Fund XIV raise comes just a year after the firm closed its $3.75bn 12th VC fund - it seems to be missing out Fund XIII - and it expects to close the new fund in March […]
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Jan 18, 2021
Franchise investment private equity specialist Roark Capital is reportedly out talking to LPs about raising $5bn for its sixth flagship fund.
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Jan 18, 2021
Private equity-focused asset manager Flexstone Partners has promoted three new managing directors.
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Jan 15, 2021
Credit and distressed investment specialist Värde Partners has named Brendan Albee as its newest partner amid a trio of promotions.
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Jan 15, 2021
European private equity dealmaking will set a record high in 2021 as firms look to deploy cautious aggression amid a recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, PitchBook is predicting.
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Jan 15, 2021
Warburg Pincus has co-led a $100m Series D funding round for Vietnamese mobile payments app MoMo.
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Jan 15, 2021
Former US Air Force chief of staff David Goldfein has been hired by Blackstone as a special advisor.
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Jan 15, 2021
Private equity house Apax has seen its portfolio business ThoughtWorks boosted to a $4.6bn valuation thanks to a string of new investors committing to the company.
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Jan 15, 2021
Online loan platform LendingPoint has secured a $125m preferred equity investment from private equity firm Warburg Pincus.
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Jan 15, 2021
Heritage Group has boosted its fundraising through the final close of its oversubscribed third investment vehicle on more than $300m.
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Jan 15, 2021
Audax Private Equity has sealed a $1.7bn final close for its first Continuation Fund, which will buy up portfolio companies from its 2012-vintage Fund IV.
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Jan 15, 2021
March Capital has struck a $450m final close for its third fund to continue its rapid capital raising pace.
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Jan 14, 2021
Global investment house Sixth Street has invested $500m of preferred equity capital in specialty insurer and reinsurer Convex Group.
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Jan 14, 2021
Global buyout house KKR has scored a $1.7bn final close of its debut Asia Pacific real estate fund - hot on the heels of its $3.9bn infra fund raise targeting the region.
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Jan 14, 2021
New Mountain Capital has hauled in $9.6bn for the final close of its new flagship private equity fund, above even the vehicle's hard cap.
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Jan 14, 2021
Tech-focused Veritas Capital is reportedly back fundraising with a new mid-market investment vehicle, three months after hitting a $400m final close for its debut credit vehicle.
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Jan 14, 2021
Cybersecurity and big data-focused venture capital firm Glilot Capital Partners has boosted its assets under management to $500m with the launch of its debut growth fund.
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Jan 14, 2021
Global private equity house TA Associates is reportedly prepping to raise up to $11bn for what would be its biggest-ever flagship fundraise.
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Jan 14, 2021
European private equity dealflow has held up remarkably well amid the huge uncertainty caused by Covid-19 and the UK's impending exit from the EU - but big challenges remain according to new research from Mercer.
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Jan 14, 2021
European private equity investor Access Capital Partners has hit a first close for its €400m-targeting second infrastructure fundraise. The firm has picked up €143m for the initial close of ACIF Infrastructure II, which will be used to make direct investments in operational and cash yielding European infrastructure assets, investing alongside fund managers, institutional investors and industrial […]
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Jan 14, 2021
Silver Lake has reached a $20bn hard cap close for its titanic new tech investment fund to help its assets under management soar to $75bn.
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Jan 14, 2021
Investment management major Neuberger Berman has struck a $2.1bn final close for a new co-investment fund looking to invest alongside private equity and growth capital firms.
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Jan 13, 2021
O2 Investment Partners has hit a $270m final close for its third fund.
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Jan 13, 2021
Software and tech-focused private equity firm Thoma Bravo has promoted AJ Rohde to the newly-created role of senior partner.
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Jan 13, 2021
Brightstar Capital has beaten its target for its second fundraise by bringing in more than $1bn of investor capital.
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Jan 13, 2021
Ardian and BNP Paribas Développement have invested in 109-year-old prosthetic and orthopaedic device specialist Proteor.
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Jan 13, 2021
Digital asset management platform Carne has picked up a €100m minority stake investment from Vitruvian Partners.
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Jan 13, 2021
IK Investment Partners has agreed to sell private equity and alternatives researcher Third Bridge to fellow buyout house Astorg.
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Jan 13, 2021
AMP Capital and Canadian pension giant the PSP Investments have agreed to sell their stakes in European rail rolling stock company Alpha Trains.
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Jan 13, 2021
Lower mid-market private investment firm ICV Partners has hired alternatives marketing veteran Kristie Goodman for its newly-created role of director of investor relations and strategic partnerships.
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Jan 13, 2021
Experienced private equity investor Peterson Partners has picked up $48m to close its first fund dedicated to search funds and micro-private equity.
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Jan 12, 2021
CVC Capital Partners is reportedly in talks for a $2bn buyout of hairdryer maker Conair alongside Spectrum Brands Holdings.
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Jan 12, 2021
KKR has struck a $3.9bn hard cap final close for the largest pan-regional infrastructure fund to have been raised for the Asia Pacific market.
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Jan 12, 2021
Stafford Capital Partners has hit a second close for its fourth infrastructure secondaries fundraise, putting it about halfway to its €750m target.
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Jan 12, 2021
Nordic Capital has promoted investor relations head Pär Norberg to partner after his instrumental role in the virtual fundraising of its €6.1bn Nordic Capital Fund X.
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Jan 12, 2021
Mid-market European tech investment house Volpi Capital has soared past its target for its sophomore fundraise to reach a €323m final close.
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Jan 12, 2021
Software and tech-focused buyout house SilverTree Equity has bought business digital transformation specialist Orbus Software.
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Jan 12, 2021
Private equity giant Blackstone has named the former CEO of Brown University's Investment Office, Joe Dowling, as global co-head of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management.
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Jan 12, 2021
Payments solutions provider Checkout.com has closed a $450m Series C funding round at a $15bn valuation, making it Europe's most valuable venture-backed FinTech.
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Jan 12, 2021
Private equity major Bain Capital's impact investing arm has backed TeachTown, a provider of evidence-based education curriculum software for students with special needs.
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Jan 12, 2021
European life science investor LSP has launched a dedicated fund targeting the fight against neurodegenerative diseases. The LSP Dementia Fund will be managed by Professor Philip Scheltens, a world-renowned dementia scientist and thought leader, the firm said. Never miss a story - click to sign up to AltAssets' free daily PE newsletter About 50 million patients […]
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Jan 11, 2021
HIG Capital has named Keval Patel as its new head of US mid-market LBO funds alongside a clutch of New Year promotions.
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Jan 11, 2021
KKR has agreed to buy a majority stake in the music catalogue of triple-Grammy winner Ryan Tedder and his band OneRepublic.
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Jan 11, 2021
Specialty materials, chemicals and pharma-focused investment house SK Capital has bought a majority stake in thermoformed packaging solutions business Lacerta.
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Jan 11, 2021
CVC Capital Partners has agreed to sell AI-driven fraud prevention and digital identity business Kount to Equifax in a $640m deal.
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Jan 11, 2021
Mid-market UK private equity house Livingbridge has named James Titmuss as its newest partner amid a trio of promotions at the firm.
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Jan 11, 2021
Appian Capital has hit a $775m hard cap close for its oversubscribed second fund targeting the global mining industry.
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Jan 11, 2021
European private credit manager Pemberton has reportedly pulled in more than $2.2bn for its mid-market core lending strategy through a first close.
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Jan 11, 2021
Zouk Capital is within touching distance of the £400m target for the UK government fund it is managing aiming to catalyse the rollout of electric vehicle charging infrastructure in the country.
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Jan 11, 2021
European property-backed investments specialist Patron Capital has pulled in €844m for the final close of its latest fund.
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Jan 08, 2021
Ares Management and the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan have teamed up to buy a majority stake in AEA Investors-backed global packaging major TricorBraun.
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Jan 08, 2021
Private equity house Insight Partners has created one of 2021's first tech unicorns through a huge Series B investment in digital product building software specialist Quantum Metric.
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Jan 08, 2021
Arcline Investment Management has expanded its specialty electronic components platform with the acquisition of Ohmega Technologies.
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Jan 08, 2021
Global venture capital funding in digital health companies surged to $14.8bn last year as the coronavirus pandemic supercharged investment into the sector.
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Jan 08, 2021
Private equity major CVC Capital Partners has tapped its €16.4bn seventh flagship fund to buy European heavy building materials distributor Stark Group from Lone Star Funds.
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Jan 08, 2021
Private equity pair EQT and Verdane have revealed a planned merger of their respective portfolio companies FocusVision and Conformit.
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Jan 08, 2021
Healthy living-focused private equity investor North Castle Partners has made two new partner promotions to kick off the New Year.
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Jan 08, 2021
Credit specialist Marathon Asset Management has raised about $2.5bn to close its oversubscribed debut distressed credit fund.
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Jan 08, 2021
Former TPG credit arm Sixth Street Partners has struck a €1bn hard cap final close for its second fund targeting European direct lending deals.
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Jan 07, 2021
New York private equity house Sagewind Capital has bought into airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance sensor data specialist Sigma Defense Systems.
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Jan 07, 2021
Nordic growth investor eEquity has hit an SEK 1.6bn (€160m) final close for its new fund targeting e-commerce and internet retailing.
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Jan 07, 2021
'Big four' professional services firm KPMG is reportedly in the sights of private equity majors as they look to pick up its UK restructuring operations.
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Jan 07, 2021
Oak Hill Capital has surged past its $3bn goal for its fifth flagship fundraise to reach a $3.8bn final close.
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Jan 07, 2021
Swiss secondaries specialist Montana Capital Partners has reportedly raised €1.3bn for the final close of its fifth flagship fund, making it larger than the firm's previous two fundraises combined.
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Jan 07, 2021
Inflexion has helped IT, comms and cloud business Digital Wholesale Solutions to a £1bn valuation through a significant minority investment.
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Jan 07, 2021
Vietmanese private equity house Mekong Capital has struck a $246m final close for its fourth flagship fundraise.
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Jan 07, 2021
BioGeneration Ventures has secured its place among Europe's early-stage biotech investment elite by closing its biggest fundraise to date.
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Jan 07, 2021
Access Holdings has made the successful jump into fundraising after leveraging several years of direct dealmaking success to close its debut vehicle on $340m.
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Jan 07, 2021
Private equity and infrastrucuture manager Foresight Group has picked up about €430m for the second close of its Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners fund.
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Jan 06, 2021
Digital mortgage platform SimpleNexus has secured $108m in its Series B round, which was led by private equity firm Insight Partners.
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Jan 06, 2021
Union Square Ventures has hauled in more than $420m across two new investment funds.
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Jan 05, 2021
CenterOak Partners has sealed its third exit from its $420m debut fund by selling HVAC and plumbing services company Service Champions.
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Jan 05, 2021
Consumer and business services-focused private equity house MidOcean Partners has bought cleaning and disinfecting, item restoration and virtual office services provider LYNX Franchising.
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Jan 05, 2021
TA Associates has named its veteran managing partner Ajit Nedungadi as CEO amid a string of New Year promotions at the firm.
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Jan 04, 2021
San Francisco-based private equity firm Golden Gate Capital has invested into Covia, a provider of mineral-based material solutions.
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Jan 04, 2021
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) has acquired Wolseley UK, a specialist distributor of plumbing, heating, climate control, pipe and infrastructure & utility products, in a deal worth £308m.
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Jan 04, 2021
Private equity group GED Capital has invested in Comess Group S.L. through its fund GED VI Spain, becoming the company's majority shareholder in the process. Founded in 1988, Comess Group is a restaurant group that operates more than 200 franchise restaurants in Spain and a dozen other countries today. Enrique Centelles Satrústegui, managing partner at […]
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Jan 04, 2021
Los Angeles-based investment firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has sold its stake in education company Futurewhiz to NPM Capital.
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Jan 04, 2021
Los Angeles-based investment firm Levine Leichtman Capital Partners (LLCP) has sold its stake in education company Futurewhiz to NPM Capital.
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Jan 04, 2021
Middle-market private equity firm Gryphon Investors has acquired Right Time Heating and Air Conditioning from investor Clairvest Group. Right Time's management will remain with the company and retain a significant equity stake. Financial terms of the transaction were not disclosed. "We are excited to partner with Right Time and to support its management team as […]
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Jan 04, 2021
Having only managed to source roughly a third of its $12bn fundraising goal, BlackRock has now set its sights significantly lower. The investment giant now plans to raise between $4bn and $6bn in total over time, people familiar with the matter told Private Equity News. The new fund has reportedly only raised $3.4bn in 2020 […]
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Jan 04, 2021
Aksia has hired investment veteran Chris Thorne as managing director for private equity and real assets research in its London office. Before stepping into his new role, Thorne has clocked up more than 15 years across different roles in the European and US private equity market. Most recently, Thorne served for seven years as the […]
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Jan 04, 2021
Madrona Venture Group has collected more than $500m across a pair of new funds.
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Dec 30, 2020
Oceanpine has held the $400m final close for its sophomore fund, which marks the first time it has sought funding from external LPs.
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