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The consumer giant is seeking $800m for a new regional flagship that will invest alongside country-focused sidecars targeting Japan and India respectively, PEI understands.

The firm has increasingly been raising capital from separate mandates and from individual investors via evergreen products.

The Court's decision hands a big victory to private fund managers while rifts in the LP community may have aided the downfall of the regulatory package.

The Wallenberg Foundations-related investment office is led by ex-Skandia PE exec Daniel Winther and aims to quadruple its net assets within five years.

The firm plans to launch its Core Private Equity product this year and will invest via secondaries, according to CIO and CEO Beno​ît Durteste.

The $1.6bn BPEA EQT Mid-Market Growth Fund is nearly 18% deployed across four deals, two of which came from India, partner Nicholas Macksey tells PEI.

Canada’s second-largest pension fund has been actively deploying to mid-market managers across North America, Europe and Asia.

Speaking at the HKVCA's Greater China PE Summit on Monday, Lexington director Niklas Risberg said buyers require discounts and strong GP alignment to get comfortable with the region's higher level of risk.

A decision is soon due on industry groups' legal moves to block the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s sweeping private fund rules.

Tassilo Arnhold and Nassim Cherchali became co-managing partners at the financial services-focused firm last year in a management restructure.