Obey Martin Manayiti

Data center investing helped buoy Guardian Capital's Fund IV

The lower mid-market buyout firm entered the fundraising market with a target of $350m but closed Guardian Capital Partners Fund IV at $441m.

Apollo, Blackstone, KKR and others are investing heavily in data center infrastructure; Healthcare education attracts private equity

KKR recently made an additional $1.5 billion equity commitment to Global Technical Realty, a multibillion-dollar European build-to-suit data center platform that the firm helped to form in 2020 alongside Franek Sodzawiczny.

As data center developers build for the future, private equity bets on infrastructure

KKR, Hamilton Lane, Morgan Stanley Capital Partners, Kohlberg and Blackstone are among the firms investing in data center-focused infrastructure.

Union Capital bucks tough fundraising trends, raises $450m in four months

Buyouts has seen a significant number of lower mid-market private equity firms overcome elongated fundraising, which last year averaged 18.6 months in the North American industry.

Sun Capital Partners closes CV on UK law firm Fletchers – 'a gem'

Sun Capital has also signed a definitive agreement to sell Anderson Global, and the deal is expected to close in Q2 or Q3.

Lightyear Capital eyes demand for mobile parking; New Catalyst provides capital to Ferghana, as private markets firms continue to team up

A look at Lightyear Capital’s plans to carve out mobile parking business PayByPhone from Corpay; New Catalyst Strategic Partners is providing capital to Ferghana Investment Partners; Mubadala Capital and TWG Global have agreed to acquire Clear Channel.

Why Lightyear Capital is betting on PayByPhone, a mobile parking business

The PayByPhone deal represents Lightyear’s 18th carve-out transaction and eighth investment in vertical software and payments.

Newly minted BayHawk Capital garners $616m for inaugural fund

The LP composition included college endowments, fund of funds and family offices, among other investors, mainly in North America.

Why TA Associates and others love the legal sector; AEA Investors buys Magna5 from NewSpring

Highlighting factors heard from many dealmakers that are contributing to the growing PE appetite in the legal sector; Littlejohn & Co acquires 80/20 from MPE Partners; AEA Investors makes majority investment in Magna5.

HighVista closes Fund XI with $800m in four months

The fund will be deployed towards primaries, secondaries and co-investments across lower mid-market private equity.