Kirk Falconer

Kirk Falconer

Managers

Marlin Equity targets $900m for third North American small-market fund

Marlin’s heritage fund platform was established to invest in lower-mid-market companies using the same core strategy deployed through its flagship vehicles.

2 min read · 07 October 2021

Managers

RedBird veteran Robert Covington unveils Braemont Capital, nabs initial $300m for Fund I

Due to “early interest” shown by limited partners, Braemont is expected to increase Fund I's target to $700m from an original $500m, Covington told Buyouts.

3 min read · 07 October 2021

Managers

Clearlake rolls out third opportunities fund, with $1.5bn target

Clearlake's flagship fund and third opportunities fund are together expected to secure $14bn to $15bn in committed capital, sources told Buyouts.

2 min read · 04 October 2021

Featured

The wizards of opps: Blackstone and the rise of special opportunities strategies

Blackstone’s Tactical Opportunities strategy, hatched a decade ago by David Blitzer, is nimble, focused and all-weather. Other big-name firms are also making creative contributions to the unique asset class.

10 min read · 01 October 2021

Managers

TCV veteran David Yuan’s Tidemark shoots past target for Fund I, raising $575m

Fund I finished 64% above an original target of $350m after only five to six months of marketing, Yuan told Buyouts.

3 min read · 30 September 2021

Managers

Post-succession Angelo Gordon hires Blackstone exec Scott Soussa

Soussa's hire is the first made at the senior level by Josh Baumgarten and Adam Schwartz since they became co-CEOs in January.

2 min read · 29 September 2021

Managers

Levine Leichtman wraps up third lower-mid-market fund at $1.38bn

While marketing, the fund's hard-cap was bumped up due to strong demand from LPs, managing partners Matthew Frankel and Michael Weinberg told Buyouts.

3 min read · 20 September 2021

Managers

BC Partners fast-approaching $1bn cap for second opportunistic credit fund

Fund II’s expected closing comes four years after BC Partners hired Apollo Global Management’s Ted Goldthorpe to create and lead a New York-based private debt strategy.

3 min read · 16 September 2021

Managers

Instar hires Wynnchurch veteran Morty White as second managing partner

Instar, founded in 2014 by Greg Smith, ex-head of Brookfield Financial’s global infrastructure advisory group, last year closed a second flagship fund at $1.2bn.

2 min read · 14 September 2021

Managers

Ex-TCV general partner David Yuan launches Tidemark Capital

Tidemark, which is marketing a $350m inaugural fund, makes growth equity investments in lower-mid-market technology companies in North America.

2 min read · 13 September 2021

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