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Managers

JMI Equity days away from first close of $2bn Fund XI

With Fund XI, JMI appears to be tapping into key themes of last year’s vigorous fundraising market. One of them is a faster pace of fundraising.

3 min read · 22 February 2022

Managers

OMERS Private Equity veteran Jonathan Belair launches Lios Partners

Belair founded Lios Partners last year to make control and minority investments in North American mid-market companies operating across the food value chain.

2 min read · 17 February 2022

Managers

Apollo, Ares raise more green for sophomore special opps funds

Apollo’s and Ares’ vehicles are among a handful of special opportunities funds targeting a combined $20bn to $25bn, Buyouts estimates.

3 min read · 16 February 2022

Managers

Riverstone alumni launch one-stop shop for overworked PE back offices

Petra Funds arrives as the weight of back-office burdens is set to grow. Regulators are starting to roll out proposals aimed at making private markets more transparent and leveling the playing field.

4 min read · 15 February 2022

Managers

Brookfield looks to grow energy transition business to $200bn

The global transition fund, soon to close at $15bn, will be “just the first fund in what we believe will be a very attractive growth avenue,” Brookfield managing director Natalie Adomait said.

3 min read · 10 February 2022

News & Analysis

KKR’s Nuttall: regulatory change 'a positive' for large PE incumbents

The firm's co-chief executive says barriers to entry in the private assets industry have gone up.

2 min read · 09 February 2022

Managers

KKR's Scott Nuttall: regulatory change "a positive" for large PE incumbents

“Our job,” Nutall said, “is to react to what the regulators talk to us about and so far we actually think it has been long-term helpful to our business.”

2 min read · 09 February 2022

Managers

Franchise investor Roark Capital enters last lap with $5bn Fund VI

Roark exceeded the goal set for its prior flagship offering. Fund V closed in 2018 at $5bn, compared with a $4bn target, and raised $1.5bn more through a sidecar vehicle targeting $1bn.

2 min read · 07 February 2022

Managers

Carlyle passes halfway mark for $22bn eighth flagship fund, $2bn growth vehicle

Carlyle last year laid out an ambitious cross-platform plan to raise at least $130bn in fresh capital by 2024. Fund VIII is a centerpiece of the initiative.

2 min read · 03 February 2022

Managers

Twelve emerging managers to keep your eye on in 2022

LPs like emerging managers as a source of outsized returns. However, LPs also view them as risky, and the decision to back a new team is made tougher when incumbents are returning to market quicker and with many products.

6 min read · 02 February 2022

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