Strategic Partners buys stake in PAI fund
PAI Europe IV holds at least eight assets including automotive fast-fit services company Kwik-Fit and Spanish apparel retailer Grupo Cortefiel.
CalPERS back with another $1bn PE portfolio sale – exclusive
Greenhill Cogent has been hired to sell the portfolio just months after the US' largest pension sold up to $4bn-worth of private equity and real estate stakes.
Madison acquires stake in Portuguese RE fund
Sonae Sierra will continue to manage the nine asset fund after selling a 25% stake to the New York real estate investment firm.
Funds traded in CalPERS’ $3bn sale disclosed
The portfolio sale, the biggest secondaries deal ever, included stakes in LaSalle, CBRE and Starwood-managed funds.
Partners Group buys Keva’s stakes in Italian buyout fund
The global investment firm has bought the Finnish pension fund’s €20m commitment to Synergo's Italian Private Equity Fund IV.
Mercer picks up portfolio from Norwegian endowment
The Norwegian Church endowment sold its entire stake in Capital Dynamics' 2010-vintage secondaries fund as it discontinues its private equity investments.
NorthStar explores options to sell $1bn RE portfolio
The move is part of larger strategic initiatives at the real estate investment firm to provide cash for repurchasing its own stock and repaying loans.
Ardian acquires buyout portfolio from Bregal
The French fund of funds has picked up a portfolio of tail-end buyout stakes from the PE unit of a group of privately held global companies.
Arcus Infrastructure seeks replacement LPs for Fund 1
The London-based infrastructure firm is seeking a fund extension for its €2.2bn fund and needs enough LPs – existing or new – to agree.
CPPIB buys $1bn PE portfolio from Australia’s Future Fund
Australia's $85bn sovereign wealth fund brought the stakes to market in the second half of last year in a process run by Setter Capital.