Kirk Falconer

Kirk Falconer

Managers

Onex hits the pause button on flagship buyout fundraising

Last November, Fund VI secured $2bn in a first close, $1.5bn of which came from Onex itself. A second closing was expected early this year.

2 min read · 12 May 2023

News & Analysis

Brookfield strikes confident tone for 2023, sees more record fundraising

“Despite macro-economic headwinds…we expect 2023 to be another very strong year for the business overall and for fundraising – on par with 2022, which was a record year,” CEO Bruce Flatt says.

3 min read · 11 May 2023

Managers

Apollo to debut green private equity strategy

A dedicated program is expected to be unveiled in the third quarter, co-president Scott Kleinman said in the firm’s Q1-2023 earnings call.

3 min read · 09 May 2023

Managers

Silver Lake piles up $19bn for latest flagship, stays on fundraising trail

Fund VII does not have a target, sources tell Buyouts. It will continue raising capital, they say, with Silver Lake expected to announce a final closing before the end of the year.

2 min read · 08 May 2023

Managers

Ten emerging managers to keep your eye on in 2023

Buyouts has identified 10 intriguing first timers that are today braving a brutal fundraising market. Reflecting an array of backgrounds and strategies, we plan to keep close tabs on them in the months ahead.

5 min read · 05 May 2023

Managers

Carlyle revises forecast to include ‘lower buyout fundraising outlook’

“While we believe that we will attract a significant amount of capital for our next vintage of buyout funds, we no longer expect these funds in the aggregate to be the same size as their predecessors,” CFO Curt Buser said.

3 min read · 04 May 2023

Managers

Ares expects to secure $3.5bn in Pathfinder Fund II’s first close

A key feature of the Pathfinder strategy is its social impact pledge. Inclusive of Fund II’s first close, the platform will have more than $10.5bn of capital 'designated with this charitable tie-in,' CEO Michael Arougheti says.

2 min read · 02 May 2023

Featured

Apollo sees its ‘time to shine’

Market tumult doesn’t faze private equity co-heads David Sambur and Matt Nord, who have worked side by side for two decades and have seen it all.

10 min read · 01 May 2023

Managers

Off-duty: Ignacio Jayanti on action thrillers, Pink Floyd vs Steely Dan and recreating Corsair

Early on, Corsair's CEO decided that instead of occupying the role of 'adviser on things being fixed,' he wanted to be 'the investor doing the fixing.'

3 min read · 28 April 2023

Managers

Audax inches past target for new flagship private equity fund

At $5bn, Fund VII is already the largest pool in Audax’s more than two-decade history, topping by 43% its $3.5bn predecessor closed in 2018.

2 min read · 26 April 2023

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