The Swiss gatekeeper will manage the Korean sovereign wealth fund's nascent secondaries programme.
The New York- and London-based firm spent about a year fundraising for a vehicle that ended up ‘substantially oversubscribed’.
London-based 17Capital has inked its debut deal, providing €30m of mezzanine finance to Altamir Amboise, a French-listed vehicle linked to Apax Partners France.
The direct secondaries firm, which has begun fundraising for Cipio Partners Fund VI in the US, recently purchased 10 venture investments from 3i Group.
The French fund of funds platform – a captive of insurance group Allianz – has garnered €315m for Fund V and hopes for a final close by the end of the year.
The $11.5bn pension is facing a 'severe' liquidity crisis and is looking to credit opportunities to provide much-needed cash flow.
The Boston-based fund of funds and secondaries firm has held a final close on Dover Street VII, the global secondaries fund that earlier this year backed Lehman Brothers’ venture spin out.
The Blackstone spin-out has already held a first close on its second fund to focus on direct venture capital secondaries. It recently acquired stakes in nine new companies including Facebook, Zappos and eHarmony.
The bank’s Alternative Investment Partners division will target buyout funds in North America and Western Europe, global venture and global special situations funds.
GS Vintage Fund V will focus on LP private equity interests and providing liquidity to LPs and GPs around the world, focusing on deals ranging in size from $1m to $1bn.