Chris Witkowsky
Luminate Capital Partners, a spin-out from middle market-focused Silver Lake Sumeru, has been talking to limited partners about its debut fund, according to three people with knowledge of the situation.
EnCap Investments is back in the market targeting $5 billion for its next flagship energy investment vehicle, EnCap Energy Capital Fund X, according to two people familiar with the firm.
Kelso & Co. has collected about $1.3 billion for a first close on its ninth fund, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
From the desk of Chris Witkowsky, Private Equity Editor, Buyouts Insider
The New York City Comptroller’s Office has named Alex Doñé, head of its private equity emerging managers program for the last two years, as chief of the almost $10 billion private equity program for the $158 billion city retirement system.
Vista Equity Partners, fresh off raising its biggest fund, has brought on a former Kohlberg Kravis Roberts investor relations executive to its growing IR team.
FundOpenGate Capital, which made a name for itself when it bought TV Guide for $1 in 2008, has been talking to potential limited partners about raising its debut investment vehicle, according to two people with knowledge of the situation.
Shamrock Capital Advisors is in talks to sell MarketCast, an entertainment research firm, to RLJ Equity Partners, according to two sources and an FTC filing.
As the private equity environment gets more competitive, some firms are finding an advantage by specializing in specific sectors. And according to a new study from Cambridge Associates, their limited partners are benefitting from their specialization.
Aly Jeddy, a private equity consulting veteran at McKinsey & Co who joined The Abraaj Group earlier this year, has left the emerging markets-focused firm, according to several sources.
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