Kirk Falconer

Blackstone’s latest buyout flagship tops $20bn, stays in fundraising mode

At its new total, Blackstone Capital Partners IX could be only several months away from wrapping up.

Excolere, with Vistria pedigree, signs up New York Common for debut

In a brutal fundraising market for emerging managers, commitments from GCM Grosvenor/CalPERS and New York Common provide a leg up for Excolere’s debut vehicle, recently rolled out with a $400m target.

NEA spin-out NewView targets $700m for venture secondaries

The firm is seeking $400m for NewView Capital Fund III and $300m for NewView Capital Special Opportunities Fund III.

NEA spin-out NewView targets $700m for venture secondaries

NewView was spun out of Silicon Valley venture giant NEA in 2018 through a $1.35bn secondaries deal backed by Goldman Sachs and Hamilton Lane.

Frank Yu, Erson Olivan tapped to lead Brookfield Special Investments

The Brookfield platform, which provides flexible, structured capital solutions, has a deal pipeline that is 'stronger today than it ever has been,' managing partner Olivan told Buyouts.

Thoma Bravo raises lion’s share of $20bn Fund XVI, expected to soon hit cap

The fund is expected to reach its hard-cap within six months of a first close, held in May, sources told Buyouts, indicating that a final close should take place before year’s end.

Mid-market buyout shop Behrman seeks $500m for latest flagship

Behrman Capital VII, launched two years after the close of its $422m predecessor, is expected to wrap up in the third quarter.

TPG grows by making the right bets

TPG ascends to the third slot on the Buyouts 100, in no small part because of its astute early picks of new growth areas.

Climate capital needs far outstrip private equity’s ability to supply

If 20% of expected climate investment is accounted for by private markets, TPG executive chairman Jim Coulter said, 'spending... will be bigger than the entire private equity industry is today.'

L Catterton expected to soon close $6.5bn Fund X after lengthy raise

Along with the flagship fund, L Catterton is raising a fifth growth vehicle, targeted to bring in $1.25bn.