Kirk Falconer

DOWNLOAD: Private equity fundraising stays on growth path despite Q3 dip

Capital raising appears poised to surpass by year-end the $580bn secured by North America-based PE funds in 2025.

Off-duty: Sagard’s Jonathan Tétrault on less-traveled paths, Château Rayas and AI-generated music

Tétrault tells us about his dream job as a tech founder, his predilection for adventure-oriented trips, and why it's important to always pay attention to tail-end events.

Private equity’s newest transaction: the ‘DPI trade’

Expected to be a durable opportunity for the foreseeable future, DPI trades are being actively pursued by hybrid strategies.

LP-backed Collective Global eyes $1bn for sophomore GP stakes fund

A key objective of the firm’s GP staking is to help LPs secure access to leading venture and growth managers.

Going hybrid: A new solution for a complex market

Hybrid capital appears to be having a moment. The strategy’s knack for complex deals at a time of market disruption is juicing demand – including among liquidity-strapped GPs.

Rising Point oversubscribes Fund I in unforgiving market for first-timers

Rising Point's decision early on to operate as an independent sponsor 'played a big part' in the success of Fund I, partner Michael Drai told Buyouts.

Off-duty: Abry’s CJ Brucato on football, 'Stairway to Heaven' and Sunday Italian gravy

Brucato tells us about the virtues of strenuous exercise, his likely seafaring forebears, and why people keen on a private equity career should ‘love the hard, thankless part of the job.’

Kimmeridge raises bulk of $1.5bn target for latest oil and gas fund

For the energy private equity firm, which has a direct investment model, traction on the fundraising trail may owe to performance.

‘Still a lot to be done’ with PE program, says IMCO’s Ana Elia

Promoted to IMCO’s head of private equity in 2024, Elia believes that after roughly five-plus years of outsized growth the PE program is now ‘entering a more mature phase.’