Fundraising

Firm: LongWater Opportunities LLC Fund: LWO Fund II LP Amount Raised: $35 mln LongWater Opportunities LLC, a Dallas-based buyout firm that hired an executive from Insight Equity earlier this year, drew in $35 million for its second fund, according to a regulatory filing. LongWater Opportunities, also known as LWO LLC, invests in companies with enterprise values […]

Aethon Energy follows up $200 mln debut fund from 2000s Exec considers possibility of lower oil prices Firm may do more deals with RedBird Capital It’s been nearly a year since oil prices started falling sharply, sending waves of distress into highly leveraged energy companies backed by private equity firms. While $40 oil has wreaked […]

Firm: GSO Capital Partners Fund: GSO European Senior Debt Fund Amount raised: $1.94 bln Blackstone Group’s GSO Capital Partners credit arm drew in about $1.9 billion in commitments for its GSO European Senior Debt Fund for leveraged-finance deals in the region, according to a filing. The New York firm headed up by CEO Stephen Schwarzman disclosed […]

Firm: Thorofare Capital Fund: Thorofare Asset Based Lending Fund IV Target: $300 mln Amount raised: $105 mln Thorofare Capital drew in $105 million for its fourth fund aimed at providing bridge loans and floating-rate loans to borrowers looking to acquire or recapitalize middle-market commercial real estate, according to a filing and the firm’s website. Thorofare […]

Firm: Shamrock Capital Advisors Fund: Shamrock Capital Growth Fund IV Target: $600 mln Amount raised: At least $540 mln Shamrock Capital Advisors, the Los Angeles-based specialist in buyouts and growth equity investments in media, entertainment and communications, is oversubscribed for its fourth fund, according to two sources. Riding strong performance numbers in its prior fund, […]

California Treasurer sees role for young firms in pension portfolios DuPont Capital Management reports outperformance by emerging managers Young GP urges transparency While younger buyout funds may face challenges launching their business, limited partners at the PartnerConnect West conference this month said they’re interested in adding them to their portfolio. The LPs shared advice on what it takes for […]

Avenue targets 2 bln euros for special situations fund Firm holds 1.1 bln euro first close in June Previous Europe special situations fund netting 9.6 pct Avenue Capital Group will likely close its third European special situations around the end of the year, according to a public LP document. Avenue held a first close for […]

Fort Worth, Texas-based credit specialist closed Fund II last year San Joaquin County considers re-upping Crestline anticipates January 2016 first close Crestline Investors is marketing its third opportunity fund with a target of up to $1.25 billion target, according to public pension documents. The Fort Worth, Texas-based credit and special situations investor has returned to market […]

Here are the key statistics in private equity fundraising, deals and exits for the third quarter of 2015.

Angeles Equity Partners, headed up by executives who left the Gores Group in 2014, recently held a first close on $100 million for its debut fund, according to two sources.