Real estate, then private equity top the preferred investments among the 52 percent of respondents who do or want to commit to alternatives, according to a Bear Sterns report.
The two firms, both with global footprints, were big winners among many unveiled today for the 2007 Global PERE Awards.
HRJ Capital, the San Francisco fund of funds firm started by American pro-footballers Ronnie Lott and Harris Barton, has doubled its equity commitments for its latest vehicle.
Ohio-based Legacy Capital Partners will pursue holding periods of as long as 15 years.
The Southern European firm's focus hits investor sweet spot as the mid-market finds favour in the credit crunch.
The Dutch group is planning a $910m property fund targeting office buildings in Japan.
The Carlyle Group has closed its third US-focussed fund on $605 million, bringing the 10-year-old venture arm’s total capital under management to $3.8 billion. It is the third fund the buyout giant has closed in the past four weeks.
The cash infusion is the third private equity investment in the Mumbai-based developer Lodha Group.
Dubai-based buyout firm Abraaj Capital will hold the second close of its infrastructure and growth capital fund in September, and is on course for a final close on $2 billion by the end of the year.