Tag Archives: industry sources
Carlyle raising $3 billion Asia buyout fund
Reuters – The Carlyle Group is raising a new Asia buyout fund with a target size of up to $3 billion (1.8 billion pounds) as the U.S. private equity giant aims to tap more deals in Asia, two fund industry […]
BlueCrest to shut asset-based lending fund
British asset manager Blue Crest is winding down its Specialty Asset Finance Fund after losses and redemptions forced the fund to close many positions at a heavy loss, sources familiar with the fund told Reuters. BlueCrest declined to comment on […]
Distressed debt funds line up new year raids
Telegraph.co.uk – Industry sources say private equity and distressed debt specialists have raised about $26bn (£17bn) since the start of October, with some 80pc coming from hedge funds. Distressed debt funds, which buy debt that is trading at a discount […]
