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Nexa, with Insight and Thoma Bravo pedigrees, oversubscribes Fund II in close

Last month, Nexa closed Nexa Equity Fund II at its $392m hard-cap, ahead of a $275m target, managing partner Vlad Besprozvany told Buyouts.

TPG to press on with this year’s higher fundraising goal despite tariff turmoil

Along with continued faith in the fundraising plan, 'we’re leaning into opportunities to deploy capital and play offense,' CEO Jon Winkelried said in a Q1 earnings call, supported by $57bn of dry powder.

Mustafa Siddiqui's SQ Capital targets $1bn for debut secondaries fund

SQ Capital’s fundraising could benefit from what has been momentum behind secondaries dealmaking of late, as GPs and LPs both seek a remedy to persistent illiquidity.

KKR raises bulk of $20bn flagship buyout fund in slow market

While acknowledging the volatility created by tariffs, KKR’s early view is there will be 'no changes to our targets' guided by 'continued conviction in our fundraising outlook,' CFO Rob Lewin said in a Q1 earnings call.

TPG names third co-managing partner of private equity business

TPG Capital now has three co-managing partners, with John Schilling joining Nehal Raj and Jeff Rhodes, who assumed leadership of the business in 2021.

Pilot Growth spinout Invictus sets $350m target, $450m cap for Fund II

Invictus Growth Fund II has already made three platform investments, a source told Buyouts, the most recent of which is StructuredWeb, an AI-enabled channel sales and marketing SaaS solutions provider.

RedBird spinout Maple Park nabs half of Fund I’s target in three months

Maple Park Capital Partners Fund I, opened in January, raised $125m against a $250m target in a first closing held in March, sources told Buyouts.

Blackstone’s Schwarzman says investor sentiment hit ‘dramatically’ by tariff uncertainty

'It is the challenging environments that best showcase the strength and stability of our firm,' chairman and CEO Stephen Schwarzman said in Blackstone's Q1 earnings call.

Off-duty: Riverwood’s Jeff Parks on his WWE dream job, icy chaos and West Coast hip hop

Parks tells us about his ideal vacation spot in Sun Valley, Idaho, his views on pizza toppings, and why a young person interested in a private equity career shouldn't listen to his advice.

Bain & Co’s MacArthur on the return of the ‘U-word’ to private markets

The word 'tariff' equals 'uncertainty' in the private equity market, says the chairman of the consultancy's global private equity practice.