Kirk Falconer

In a slow market, mega-funds are propping up capital raising

Mega-funds explain why two key indicators of private equity fundraising – capital inflows and fund closings – move in seemingly different directions.

Linden aims higher with $4.5bn target for latest healthcare fund

If Linden Capital Partners VI meets the target, it would be 50% larger than its 2021-vintage predecessor.

DOWNLOAD: Private equity fundraising resumes downward slide in Q3 after Q2 bump

In the third quarter alone, inflows totaled $120bn, marking a drop of 37% from Q3 2023 and 26% from Q2 2024.

Thoma Bravo generates $25bn of realizations in two years

For Thoma Bravo and other technology-focused private equity managers, a key source of liquidity today is more active strategic buyers.

Apollo private equity to double in size as part of firm’s $1.5trn AUM goal

Private equity AUM is expected to double in the next five years to reach $270bn, co-heads David Sambur and Matt Nord said at Apollo’s 2024 Investor Day.

OMERS’ return to fund investing may signal the end of an era

Some curtailment of the scope of direct investing, and the reintroduction of fund investing, mark a fundamental shift from the past practice of an innovative Canadian institution.

JF Lehman enters last lap of fundraising for sixth buyout flagship

The New York manager, an investor in complex and regulated sectors, said in a pension presentation it had closed and circled more than $1.7bn for Fund VI.

Bain Capital’s special situations platform steps into the light

‘It's the golden age of flexible capital,’ Angelo Rufino, Bain's head of North America special situations and corporate special situations in Europe, tells Buyouts.

BCI hires ex-Bedford Funding partner Jon Salon to lead healthcare investing

Salon’s hire reflects BCI’s ongoing expansion as a global investor in buyout and growth equity opportunities in six core sectors – including healthcare.

OMERS jumps back into fund investing with PE chief's departure

The Canadian pioneer of institutional direct investing is launching a global private equity funds strategy with long-time exec Michael Graham set to retire.