Yolanda Bobeldijk
The Massachusetts-based pension advisory group has bolstered its team in Europe after opening a London office last year.
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The firm is expected to close its Fund II at its €450m hard-cap in the coming weeks.
KKR, CVC and Apollo were also big winners in this year's ranking, which excludes pre-crisis funds for the first time.
The pan-African firm, which invests in both equity and debt, aims to have $500m of firepower by June.
The distressed specialist, which came to market last September with its latest fund, closed the oversubscribed vehicle last Friday.
ATP joined forces with buyout firms Advent International and Bain Capital to fund the acquisition of Nordic payment processor Nets for €2.3bn.
The €275m of high yield bonds issued by LBO France-owned food business Labeyrie were priced with a 5.625 percent coupon.
Coller’s latest survey suggests that big LPs are committing more capital and resource to PE
The company, which was sold by LBO France, will see its onerous debt burden reduced by almost half as part of the deal.
The deal includes a new €875 million refinancing package.