Kirk Falconer

Riverside unveils second fund targeting underperforming small-caps

Riverside Value was created in 2019 to invest in small and lower mid-market businesses facing special situations or unique challenges.

Private equity fundraising timelines hit a record 19 months in 2024

Because of the supply crunch, GPs have since 2022 been keeping their funds open longer, hoping to wait out LPs with liquidity issues caused by overallocation and weak distributions.

Healthcare investor Revelstoke launches Fund IV, shoots for $1.75bn

The recently launched Revelstoke Capital Partners Fund IV is expected to hold a first closing by the end of March.

DOWNLOAD: Private equity fundraising in North America dips for third year in a row

Buyout, growth equity, venture capital, secondaries and other private equity funds raised $501bn as of December 31, down 21% from $631bn secured in 2023.

Chip Schorr’s Niobrara rolls out Fund I, raises most of $750m target

Launched in the final months of 2024, Niobrara Founders Fund has already secured $485m, or almost two-thirds of the target.

Brookfield chair Mark Carney mulls bid to become Canada’s next PM

If Carney jumps into the world of politics, he will be part of a select group of senior general partners who have made this shift.

Some of this year’s most interesting private equity funds

Buyouts highlights a few of the private equity funds and themes it believes helped define market activity in 2024.

Despite perceived risks, LPs warming up to sports investing

Nearly 20% of North American LPs are invested in dedicated sports funds, Coller Capital’s Winter 2024-25 Global Private Capital Barometer found.

Off-duty: EGI’s Ellen Havdala on exotic sheep, ski touring and Tito’s on the rocks (with olives)

Havdala tells us about spinning yarn, singing Charlie Daniels’ 'The Devil Went Down to Georgia' and why she dislikes three-letter acronyms.

GTCR eyes $3bn target for sophomore mid-cap buyout fund

Launched in September, GTCR Strategic Growth Fund II is expected to wrap up early next year, sources familiar with the offering told Buyouts.