U.S. and European Private Equity Fund-raising Have Best First Half Since 2008 @Prnewswire @resilient_ent

Limited partners showed strong support for U.S. and European private equity funds in the second quarter, helping both regions achieve the best first half for fund-raising since 2008, according to Dow Jones LP Source. In the first half of 2012, U.S. private equity funds raised $86 billion for 235 funds, a 27% increase in capital raised despite a 4% decline in fund closings from the first half of 2011. In the second quarter alone, U.S. funds raised $44 billion.

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