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Platinum Equity Closes $2.75B Buyout Fund

Beverly Hills, Calif.-based Platinum Equity has raised $2.75 billion for its latest leveraged buyout fund.


Alternatives Shop Forms New Private Equity Arm

Alternative investment and consulting firm LJH Global Investments has teamed up with leveraged buyout vet John Jonge Poerink to launch LJH Linley Capital, a new private equity firm that will invest in global mid-sized companies.


Buyout Shop Closes $650M Healthcare Fund

Chicago-based Water Street Healthcare Partners has closed its second private equity fund, at $650 million, bringing the firm’s total capital under management to more than $1 billion.


Buyout Shop Raises $2.3B 25-Year Fund

Buyout shops have been known to hold onto their investor’s money for as much as seven to 10 years, but one New York firm is taking lockups to new lengths.


Hedge Funds Back Apollo-Huntsman Merger

A group of hedge funds has stepped up to help finance Apollo Management’s buyout of chemical giant Huntsman Corp.


State Street Sees Boom In Private Equity Admin. Biz

State Street Corporation announced yesterday that the firm’s private equity assets under administration have surpassed the $100 billion mark.


$15 Billion Asset Manager Takes Cue From Harvard’s Endowment

Gottex Fund Management is taking its cue from super successful endowments like that of Harvard University.


Credit Suisse's Alternative Investments Unit Buys AMF

Credit Suisse’s alternative investments business group has acquired a majority interest in New York-based Asset Management Finance Corporation, which provides working capital to hedge funds and other investment vehicles.


Brazilian Firm Launches Fund For Foreigners

Sao Paulo, Brazil-based alternative investment firm Astra Investimentos has recently launched a fund aimed at giving foreign investors a piece of the booming Brazilian pie.


U.S. Hedge Fund Invests In Indian Private Equity Firm

(Source: VC Circle) -- A former managing director of Citigroup Venture Capital International in India has reportedly snagged U.S.-based hedge fund Morgan Creek Capital as an anchor investor in his soon-to-be floated private equity fund.


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