Fundraising

The firm has hit the target of its Bridge No5-B Private Equity Secondary Investment Fund and launched its latest direct secondaries vehicle.

The firm will seek at least €433m for primary, direct secondaries and co-investments in the European and North American lower- and mid-market.

The secondaries giant is expecting to raise at least $6bn in co-investments for ASF VIII, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Terms of the firm's Vintage VIII fund, which is seeking $7bn, were disclosed in a private placement memorandum seen by Secondaries Investor.

The firm is seeking €1.25bn for its fourth fund, almost two years after raising its predecessor.

The tail-end specialist is seeking $250m more than it raised for its predecessor, Secondaries Investor has learned.

Liquid Stock has raised a $150m fund aimed at employees of private companies, using a part-debt/part-equity strategy.

The German mid-market firm has been working with advisor Park Hill on its 2013-vintage sole fund.

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The Taiwanese insurer has committed $80m a piece to ASF VIII and Lexington Capital Partners IX at a time when Asian insurers are upping their alternatives exposure to boost returns.