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Managers

HOOPP private equity, under new leadership, earns strong return in 2021

HOOPP has increasingly focused on direct and co-investments as a way to generate better returns net of fees and carry.

3 min read · 16 March 2022

Managers

Värde unveils $2bn Fund XIV, as uncertainty opens door to distress

Värde – which means “value” in Swedish – has a flagship strategy focused on searching opportunistically for complex situations in less efficient markets where there is an imbalance in capital supply and demand.

3 min read · 15 March 2022

Managers

In a burst of staff changes, OMERS promotes Eric Haley to North America PE chief

OMERS also promoted Geoff Bird to head of business services and Mark Van Wart to head of healthcare and hired Lane McDonald, formerly with Partners Group, as managing director, operations.

2 min read · 11 March 2022

Managers

Oaktree Capital targets up to $3bn for third special situations fund

Distress opportunities could open up in the months ahead as inflation, rate hikes and geopolitical disturbances – above all, the war in Ukraine – create more economic uncertainty.

2 min read · 10 March 2022

Managers

Emerging manager Lios Partners plans to bump up size of inaugural fund

Lios Partners Fund I, earmarked for investments across the food value chain, is targeting $200m, sources said. The hard-cap is $300m.

2 min read · 08 March 2022

Managers

Off-duty: Thoma Bravo’s Holden Spaht on Ellie Mae, Waylon Jennings and the Bayou Bengals

Spaht shares with us his out-of-office passions and philanthropic interest, his advice to budding PE professionals, and his fantasy job as an ESPN host.

2 min read · 04 March 2022

Managers

CDPQ, OMERS prosper in last year’s red-hot PE deal market

Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec reported earning a one-year net return of 39.2% from its PE investments in 2021, while OMERS reported a one-year net return of 25.8%.

3 min read · 01 March 2022

Managers

Petershill-backed Wind Point launches Fund X, targets $1.7bn

As support of GP commitments to new offerings is a primary focus of GP stakes deals, it is possible Petershill's minority investment in Wind Point is facilitating Fund X's roll-out.

2 min read · 28 February 2022

Managers

Off-duty: IMB Partners’ Tarrus Richardson on Zumba, Deep House and dreaded synergies

Richardson shares with us his favorite books, music, vacation destination, career highs and lows and his fantasy job as a self-help guru.

2 min read · 25 February 2022

Managers

KKR eyes $16bn for second long-duration fund

If KKR succeeds in closing at $16bn, it will have raised the market’s single largest long-life vehicle to date.

3 min read · 24 February 2022

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