Kirk Falconer

Liquidity-rich IMCO hits PE assets target two years ahead of schedule

'How we did it,' says Craig Ferguson, IMCO’s head of private equity and global credit, is a 'magical story' grounded in the 'luxury of being able to focus and distil the signal from the noise'.

Sandbrook eyes $2bn for latest climate infra fund, holds first close

Launched in April, Sandbrook Climate Infrastructure Fund II held a first close three and a half months later, raising $1.1bn – or more than half of the target – sources told Buyouts.

NEA spin-out NewView targets $400m for latest VC secondaries fund

NewView Capital Fund IV arrives in the market as venture secondaries are heating up, driven by overallocated LPs pressing GPs to expand distributions as a way to replenish capital stocks

Platinum-spinout Truelink Capital eyes $1.5bn for sophomore fund

Truelink Capital II is expected to hold a first, and possibly final, closing in the first quarter of next year, according to pension documents.

Latino-led OceanSound launches third flagship fund, shoots for $2bn

Launched in the summer, OceanSound Partners Fund III has a hard-cap of $2.9bn and is expected to hold a first close 'imminently,' sources told Buyouts.

TPG Capital: ready for the rebound

John Schilling, Jeff Rhodes and Nehal Raj are cautiously optimistic, but the game has changed for the private equity industry, demanding new tactical thinking to navigate market uncertainty.

Off-duty: Searchlight’s Oliver Haarmann on the New York Islanders, Wilco and advice from Henry Kravis

Haarmann tells us about his fantasy job as a pro hockey player, his love of ‘powder days,’ and why Omakase is a thrilling dining experience.

O2 Investment Partners to raise fifth fund, targets $550m

Rolled out in September, O2 Investment Partners Fund V is expected to hold a first close before the end of the year, a source told Buyouts.

Blackstone closes ninth flagship, tops $10bn target for third Asia fund

Blackstone Capital Partners IX, launched in 2022, raised $21bn in a final close in this year's first quarter.

It’s time ‘to be an investor, not an observer,’ says Brookfield’s Anuj Ranjan

Ranjan shares his views with Buyouts on deal and exit markets, discusses why Brookfield has stuck to the same investment strategy for 25 years, and talks about why value creation is especially important today.