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

'People in the industry were feeling like we were set up for a good 2025, full of lots of new deals, lots of exits,' MacArthur told Buyouts. 'And then the tariff word came up...And tariff equals uncertainty in this market.'

DOWNLOAD: North American private equity fundraising hits seven-year low in Q1

Buyout, growth equity, secondaries, venture capital and other private equity funds raised a total of $81bn between January and March, down 16% from $96bn secured a year earlier.

Plannera emerges to guide alts-hungry Saskatchewan pensions

Plannera was launched last year in part to advise on decisions about allocating capital to private equity and other alternative asset classes, a top priority for its two largest Saskatchewan pension clients.

Sixth Street targets up to $5bn for latest bespoke opportunities fund

All-weather in nature, Sixth Street’s opportunities strategy is as comfortable in so-called blue-sky investments as it is in stressed and distressed deals.

Could this be the year fundraising comes back to life?

A liquidity premium in 2025 may inject new life into private equity fundraising following three years of brutal market conditions.

LPs feel ‘greater fear of retribution’ amid DEI pushback

LPs committed to diversity ‘will remain committed’ in the face of the fierce governmental anti-DEI push, an issue of acute interest for women in private equity.

Level Equity eyes $825m Fund VI as LPs tee up more capital for growth equity

Level Equity is offering a management fee discount to LPs who invest in Fund VI’s first closing, a practice that has become increasingly common in a tough fundraising market.

OTPP private equity chief to depart

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan will conduct an internal and external search for new leadership 'over the coming months'.

Ontario Teachers’ private equity chief Romeo Leemrijse to depart

Ontario Teachers’ will conduct an internal and external search for new leadership 'over the coming months,' an e-mail statement shared with Buyouts said.

Tech-enabled growth investor Maverix to launch Fund II with $500m target

Expected to open in the spring, Maverix Growth Equity Fund II has a hard-cap of $700m, sources told Buyouts.