Exclusive: Warburg Pincus crosses $5 billion fund-raising mark-sources

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warburg Pincus LLC has raised more than $5 billion in just over seven months for its 11th global private equity fund, a major step on the way toward its $12 billion target, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday. Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI is the second-largest buyout fund globally by capital targeted that is currently tapping investors for money, behind Blackstone Real Estate Partners VII, which is targeting $13 billion. Mega-buyout funds have struggled with a tough fundraising environment as their returns have been hit by tighter financing conditions. ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warburg Pincus LLC has raised more than $5 billion in just over seven months for its 11th global private equity fund, a major step on the way toward its $12 billion target, people familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

Warburg Pincus LLC has raised more than $5 billion in just over seven months for its 11th global private equity fund, a major step on the way toward its $12 billion target, people familiar with the matter ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Private equity firm Warburg Pincus raised $11.2 billion for its latest fund, one of the largest private equity funds since the global financial crisis. The New York-based firm said on Friday that investors in the new fund, Warburg Pincus Private Equity XI LP, include public and private pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and wealthy individuals, with a significant number of the new investors coming from outside the United States. Warburg Pincus reached a final close of the fund within one year of closing the fund's first part, in line with its initial plan. ...

By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Silver Lake Partners, the technology-

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Silver Lake Partners, the technology-focused private equity firm backing a $24.4 billion bid to take Dell Inc private, is close to raising $10 billion for its latest fund, exceeding its initial fundraising target on strong investor demand, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday.

By Greg Roumeliotis NEW YORK (Reuters) - Silver Lake Partners, the technology-

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Silver Lake Partners, the technology-focused private equity firm backing a $24.4 billion bid to take Dell Inc private, is close to raising $10 billion for its latest fund, exceeding its initial fundraising target on strong investor demand, according to a person familiar with the matter.