Funds

Bridgepoint ramps up fundraising ambitions as flagship launch beckons

Fundraising blitz comes after the firm raised €7.8bn in 2024

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Fundraising fears? These buyout giants beg to differ

A pack of US and European private equity firms have set themselves multibillion dollar fundraising targets this year despite a wider slowdown in investor commitments

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Private equity’s golden handcuffs are loosening

A cohort of ambitious dealmakers are breaking out from their buyout shops to set up their own firms. Here’s who to keep an eye on

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Thoma Bravo raises €1.8bn for debut Europe fund

The move comes more than two years after the private equity software giant opened an office in London

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CVC sets out fundraising plans for 2025

Progress across secondaries, infrastructure, credit and private wealth revealed in latest market update

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Mayfair moves down in fund size with £500m close

‘This has been perhaps one of the most challenging fundraising environments in history,’ said a Mayfair spokesperson

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White & Case hires fund finance partner in London

Experienced fund finance lawyers are in high demand in London

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Revealed: The best-performing venture capital firms

Earlybird catches the worm in this year’s VC ranking

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Aurelius plots €750m+ target for fund V

The private equity firm is set to come to market with European Opportunities V towards the end of this year

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Some hedge funds thought AI would help them beat the market. Then things got real

The Eurekahedge AI Hedge Fund Index has lagged the S&P 500, proving that the machines aren’t learning from their investing mistakes

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ESG fund launches slump to five-year low

Green fund closures outpace new products for the first time in Q1 2024 as global asset managers hit the brakes

‘Game-changingly big’: City titans call for UK sovereign wealth fund

Countries such as Norway, China, Saudi Arabia and Singapore have long-established funds

Kirkland & Ellis has added to its funds team in London

Kirkland & Ellis hires ex-Macfarlanes funds partner in London

Kirkland boosts credit funds team in London

Gilt yields spiked after then-Prime Minister Liz Truss outlined a series of radical fiscal moves last September, causing equity investors to lose confidence too

Equity funds record worst outflows since UK mini-budget chaos

Investors have pulled almost £3bn from UK equity funds so far this year

Luxembourg is one of Europe's largest fund domiciles, but directors are raking in lower fees this year

Fund board directors see fees shrink 16% as cost pressures bite

Directors have seen their average fees decrease to €34,741

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'It’s vital the outliers take quick action. They risk regulatory intervention if they don’t'

FCA warns funds over liquidity management weaknesses

The UK regulator said poor liquidity management can bring with it 'serious risks for investors'

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Smith is not alone among City stars to fall this year, but Fundsmith Equity unusually lagged wider markets in 2022

Terry Smith: My underperformance was ‘inevitable’

Smith blasted some tech companies for self-inflicted errors as central banks make life tough for the star stock picker

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US law firm K&L Gates is set to establish a funds-focused offering in Dublin

K&L Gates poaches ex-Pinsent Masons Dublin head for Ireland launch

US law firm K&L Gates set to launch funds-focused office in Dublin, sources tells Financial News

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Investment funds focused on UK companies have fallen out of favour with investors

UK equity fund outflows top £6.4bn as bear market fears take hold

UK equity funds suffered a record month of outflows in June, as investors pull a total of more than £6bn over the past year

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