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Funds Raised in Q3 2018 www.buyoutsnews.com October 8, 2018 | BUYOUTS | 53 FUNDSFUNDS RAISED RAISED IN IN Q3 Q3 20182018 The following list represents funds raised by U.S.-based LBO and mezzanine firms in 2018. The list is compiled by Buyouts’ staff from a variety of sources, including news reports, press releases, Securities and Exchange Commission filings, and conversations with general and limited partners. Buyouts attempted to contact firms on the list. The amounts below are the most current figures we could obtain at press time. Funds in black are closed. Funds in red remain open, to our knowledge. If you have any questions or comments about this list, please send them to Joseph Weitemeyer, at [email protected]. Sponsor Name of Fund Fund Type Amount Amount Target ($M) Placement Agent Legal Counsel Raised Raised- in 2018 to-Date ($M) ($M) 1315 Capital 1315 Capital II Growth Equity 300.0 300.0 250 3G Capital 3G Capital Partners L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 37.0 8,000 ABRY Partners ABRY Heritage Partners Acquisitions/Buyouts 217.0 525 Accel-KKR Accel-KKR Growth Capital Partners Growth Equity 500 III LP ACM Capital Partners ACM Strategic Investment Partners Acquisitions/Buyouts 74.5 200 IV LP AE Industrial Partners AE Industrial Fund II Growth Equity 1360.0 1360.0 1000 Eaton Partners Kirkland & Ellis Aldrich Capital Partners Aldrich Capital Partners Fund LP Growth Equity 246.4 246.4 250 North Seas Securities Alliance Consumer Growth Alliance Consumer Growth Fund Growth Equity 350.0 350.0 350 IV LP Altaris Capital Partners Altaris Health Partners IV LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 800 Altaris Capital Partners Altaris Constellation Partners IV, L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 800 Alterian Investment Alterian Investment Partners III Acquisitions/Buyouts 350.0 350.0 350 UBS Partners American Securities American Securities Partners VIII, Acquisitions/Buyouts 7,000.0 7,000.0 6,000 Partners L.P. Amerra Capital Amerra Agri Offshore Fund III LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 455.6 750 Management Amerra Capital Amerra Agri PE Fund LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 102.2 250 Management Ampersand Capital AMP-18 Acquisitions/Buyouts 450.0 450.0 Goodwin Procter Partners LLP Amulet Capital Partners Amulet Capital Fund I, L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 145.0 250 Anacapa Partners Anacapa Partners III LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 100 Angelo Gordon & Co AG Energy Partners II, L.P. Distressed/Turnaround 571.6 696.9 Angelo Gordon & Co AG Capital Recovery Partners Distressed/Turnaround 271.0 414.0 Europe VIII, L.P. Angelo Gordon & Co AG Capital Recovery Partners VIII, Distressed/Turnaround 438.0 L.P. Apollo Aviation Group SASOF IV Acquisitions/Buyouts 950.0 950.0 850 Kirkland & Ellis LLP Apollo Global Management Hybrid Value Fund Acquisitions/Buyouts 3,000 Apollo Global Management Apollo Special Situations Fund, L.P. Distressed/Turnaround 360.4 750 Apollo Global Management Apollo European Principal Finance Distressed/Turnaround 1,385.2 3,500 Fund III Ara Partners Ara Fund I, LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 71.4 71.4 500 Arbel Growth Partners Arbel Growth Partners LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 1.9 1.9 50 Arctic Capital Arctic Capital Fund II, L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 1.1 20 Ardian Ardian North America Fund II LP Acquisitions/Buyouts, Co- 59.5 59.5 Investments Ares Management ARES ENERGY INVESTORS FUND Distressed/Turnaround 621.8 2,000 V, L.P. Aretex Capital Partners Aretex Capital Partners Fund Acquisitions/Buyouts 204.9 204.9 Park Hill Group Argand Partners Argand Partners Fund, LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 162.0 404.0 Arlon Capital Partners ARLON FOOD & AGRICULTURE Acquisitions/Buyouts 198.2 300 PARTNERS II LP Arsenal Capital Partners Arsenal III, L.P. Growth Equity 150 Open Funds Closed Funds 54 | BUYOUTS | October 8, 2018 www.buyoutsnews.com FUNDS RAISED IN Q3 2018 Sponsor Name of Fund Fund Type Amount Amount Target ($M) Placement Agent Legal Counsel Raised Raised- in 2018 to-Date ($M) ($M) Asana Partners Asana Partners Fund I Acquisitions/Buyouts 280.8 500 Hodes Weill Securities Astra Capital Management Astra Capital Fund I Acquisitions/Buyouts 138.0 250 ATL Partners Aerospace, Transportation & Acquisitions/Buyouts 516.8 Logistics Fund LP Atlantic Street Capital Atlantic Street Capital III, LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 102.0 200 Management Atlas Holdings LLC Atlas Capital Resources III LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 1,675.0 1,675.0 1,500 Capstone Partners Proskauer Rose LLP Atlas Merchant Capital LLC Atlas Merchant Capital Fund LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 184.3 665.2 1,000 AUA Private Equity Partners AUA Fund II Acquisitions/Buyouts 15.0 15.0 300 Probitas Partners Audax Group Audax Private Equity Fund VI LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 3,500.0 3,500.0 3,000 Avalon Advisors Avalon Private Energy Fund, LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 356.5 Avista Capital Partners Avista Capital Fund IV Acquisitions/Buyouts 200.3 1,000 UBS Securities LLC Bain Capital Bain Capital Life Sciences Fund LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 720.0 Bain Capital Bain Capital Europe Fund V LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 5,100.0 5,100.0 4,100 Balance Point Capital Balance Point Capital Fund III Acquisitions/Buyouts 300 Banc Funds Co Banc Fund X Acquisitions/Buyouts 650 Bay Hills Capital BAY HILLS CAPITAL PARTNERS III, Acquisitions/Buyouts 69.8 L.P. BDT Capital BDT Capital Partners Fund III Acquisitions/Buyouts 9,000 Bernhard Capital Partners Bernhard Industrial Services Fund II Acquisitions/Buyouts 300.0 1,000.0 1,000 Metric Point Capital; Moelis & Co. Bertram Capital Bertram Growth Capital III LP Growth Equity 239.0 500.0 500 Kirkland & Ellis Black Bay Energy Capital Black Bay Energy, LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 137.4 137.4 200 Blackrock Blackrock Private Opportunities Co-investment 356.9 356.9 Fund IV LP Blackstone Group Blackstone Energy Partners III Acquisitions/Buyouts 100.0 100.0 4,500 Blackstone Group Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Acquisitions/Buyouts 4,045.1 8,000 Fund II LP Blackstone Group Blackstone Capital Partners Asia Acquisitions/Buyouts 2,300.0 2,300.0 Blue Ocean Equity Partners Blue Ocean Onshore Fund LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 89.7 Blue Point Capital Partners Blue Point Capital Partners IV, L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 700.0 700.0 600 Sixpoint Partners Kirkland & Ellis Bow Street Capital Bow Street Special Opportunities Acquisitions/Buyouts 95.2 95.2 Fund XII, LP Brightstar Capital Partners Brightstar Capital Partners Fund I Acquisitions/Buyouts 485.7 710.0 750 Eaton Partners Brightstar Capital Partners Brightstar Capital Partners Strategic Co-Investment 51.9 Fund I, L.P. Brixey & Meyer BMC Growth Fund II LLC Growth Equity 35.9 35.9 40 Brynwood Partners Brynwood Partners VIII L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 649.0 649.0 Locke Lord LLP Calera Capital Partners Calera Capital Fund V LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 330.0 UBS Securities LLC; Mercury Capital Advisors Capital Alignment Partners Capital Alignment Partners III, L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 39.8 103.0 150 CapStreet Group CapStreet III, L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 216.1 Carlyle Group Carlyle Global Financial Services Acquisitions/Buyouts 773.0 773.0 1,500 Partners III Carlyle Group Carlyle Partners VII Acquisitions/Buyouts 16,978.3 16,978.3 15,000 Carlyle Group Carlyle Global Partners LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 3,000.0 5,000 Carlyle Group Carlyle Asia Partners V, L.P. Growth Equity 2,050.0 6,550.0 5,000 Caspian Private Equity Private Equity U.S. Opportunities Co-Investments 57.8 288.8 III, L.P. Castle Creek Capital Castle Creek Capital Partners VII LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 91.6 91.6 Open Funds Closed Funds www.buyoutsnews.com October 8, 2018 | BUYOUTS | 55 FUNDS RAISED IN Q3 2018 Sponsor Name of Fund Fund Type Amount Amount Target ($M) Placement Agent Legal Counsel Raised Raised- in 2018 to-Date ($M) ($M) Center Rock Capital Center Rock Capital Partners Fund I Acquisitions/Buyouts 580.0 580.0 450 Partners Centerbridge Partners Centerbridge Special Credit Fund III Distressed/Turnaround 35.0 5,000 Centerfield Capital Centerfield Capital Partners IV, L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 16.7 60 Cerberus Capital Cerberus Institutional Partners Distressed/Turnaround 3,000.0 3,500 Axius Partners Pty; Management LP (CIP) VI Monument Group CIC Partners CIC IV LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 4.6 195.4 250 CIP Capital CIP Capital Fund II, L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 187.5 500 UBS Clearlake Capital Group Amber Co-Investment Partners, LLC Acquisitions/Buyouts 193.3 193.3 Clearlake Capital Group Clearlake Capital Partners Fund V Acquisitions/Buyouts 3,600.0 3,600.0 2,500 Credit Suisse Clearlake Capital Group Clearlake Opportunities Partners Growth Equity 408.9 610 Clearstream Capital Clearstream Capital Partners I Acquisitions/Buyouts 750 Partners Clearwater Capital Partners Clearwater Capital Partners Fund Acquisitions/Buyouts 80.8 V, L.P. Clovis Point Capital LLC Clovis Point II LP Growth Equity 75 Commonfund Capital Commonfund Capital Co-Investment Co-Investment 71.2 71.2 100 Opportunities II, L.P. CommonView Capital CommonView Capital Fund I LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 32.0 52 Cornell Capital Cornell Capital Partners III LP Acquisitions/Buyouts 360.0 1,325.0 2,000 Corporate Fuel Advisors Community Fuel Investment Acquisitions/Buyouts 35.0 Partners Corridor Capital Corridor Capital III, L.P. Acquisitions/Buyouts 22.9 200 Corrum Capital Corrum Capital Aviation Partners Acquisitions/Buyouts 250.0 250.0 250 Gallatin Capital; Winston and Management Langshiff Partners Strawn LLP Corsair Capital LLC Corsair V Financial Services Capital Acquisitions/Buyouts 1,000 Partners, L.P. CounterPoint Capital CounterPoint Capital Fund I Acquisitions/Buyouts 50 Stanwich Advisors Partners CREO Capital Partners CREO Capital Partners IV Acquisitions/Buyouts 124.0 124.0 Cresco Capital Partners Cresco Capital
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