Kirk Falconer

After steady declines, have private equity fund closings begun to level off?

Buyouts' North American fundraising data suggests a sustained drop in fund closings over 2022-23 might have leveled off somewhat last year and in H1 2025.

Mid-market veteran Oak Hill seeks $3.75bn for seventh flagship

Oak Hill’s Fund VII is part of a series that goes back to 1999, when the GP, the one-time family office of US billionaire businessman Robert Bass, raised its first outside capital.

Leonard Green launches 10th flagship, expected to stand pat on fund size

Leonard Green is expected to size Green Equity Investors X along the lines of its predecessor, which raised $15.2bn in 2022.

DOWNLOAD: Private equity fundraising continues slump in H1 despite Q2 bounce

Buyout, growth equity, secondaries, venture capital and other private equity funds raised a total of $250bn in the first half, down 13 percent from $289bn raised a year earlier.

LPs predict new manager formation will overtake GP M&A

Whether there are more or fewer emerging managers vis-à-vis consolidations will depend greatly on when sustainable levels of fundraising return.

Warburg Pincus’ $17bn Fund 15 the newest large-cap to enter tough market

Warburg enters its flagship fundraising campaign under new leadership. Last year, it named Jeffrey Perlman as CEO, replacing Chip Kaye.

Some limited partners are heading for the exits and going abroad

Well-known names on our list respond to the possible effects of a foreign retreat from investments in the US.

Tech's star continues to shine on the 100 list

In an otherwise dreary market, the sector continues to be resilient, as shown by the performance of Thoma Bravo, Insight, Vista and Silver Lake on our list of the largest North American fundraisers.

Josh Harris’ 26North raises lion’s share of $4bn debut private equity fund

26North's private equity platform is led by Mark Weinberg, a former managing partner at Brookfield Asset Management.

After 10 years as an independent sponsor, Captona preps debut energy transition pool

Captona is targeting about $1bn for the fund, which will advance the firm's strategy of making carbon-reducing investments in energy infrastructure assets, sources told Buyouts.