Kirk Falconer

Off-duty: Karen Frank of OTPP on music, martial arts and proud kids

We asked the senior managing director a few personal questions regarding what she's reading, career paths and learning a new instrument.

Software investor Turn/River goes big in Fund V launch, targets $1.25bn

The target is more than triple that of Fund V’s predecessor, which sought $350m, and almost triple the $420m brought in by Fund IV in a final close last year.

Sterling spinout RiverGlade returns to market with second healthcare fund

Fund II’s rollout comes about two years after the close of RiverGlade’s inaugural fund. It secured $325m, ahead of an original target size of $300m.

CD&R raises the bar with largest single-asset deal on Belron, Thoma Bravo to buy Bottomline Technologies

Thoma Bravo agrees to buy Bottomline Technologies.

Junior lender Penfund raises bulk of Fund VII’s C$1.5bn target in first close

About 90% of Penfund’s deals involve mid-market companies backed by sponsors like Leonard Green & Partners, Hellman & Friedman, Genstar Capital and OMERS Private Equity.

New Riverside team, led by ex-Aurora partner, rolls out debut turnaround fund

Fund I held an initial closing in August, securing $140m, and is expected to hold additional closings in early and mid-2022.

IMCO backs KKR's and GI Partners' flagships as part of breakneck investment pace

Thanks to this year’s strong fund and direct investing, IMCO is already two-thirds of the way to reaching its goal of C$6 billion-plus of PE portfolio assets by 2025.

Ex-Rembrandt GP Scott Irwin unveils Camber Partners, closes debut tech buyout fund

A VC professional by training, Irwin founded Camber in April 2020 with a distinctive modus operandi for making control acquisitions of product-led growth software businesses.

Toshiba walks from $20bn+ buyout deal, Georgian seeks $1.5bn for blind-pool strategy to back prized assets

Georgian unveils blind-pool strategy to continue investing in software assets.

Georgian targets $1.5bn for blind-pool strategy to continue backing prized tech assets

Georgian launched the blind-pool vehicle, targeted to bring in $1.5bn, in tandem with a sixth flagship growth equity offering, which is seeking $1.3bn.