Steve Gelsi

Talking Top Quartile with Jim Snyder, partner, HKW Capital Partners

Jim Snyder explains why HKW Capital Partners’ fund III was so successful, generating an IRR of more than 15 percent after six years.

Need to Meet: Alan Pardee, managing partner and co-founder, Mercury Capital Advisors

Placement firm Mercury Capital Advisors counts eight first-time funds, mostly spinouts, from its client list currently in the fundraising market, more than any year since the financial crisis.

Five Questions with Sunny Khorana, Managing Director, Fifth Street Asset Management

Move is on to raise SEC registration threshold

Less than three weeks ago, former U.S. Rep. Barney Frank caught some people by surprise when he came out in support of lifting the $150 million threshold for firms to register with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Pack your bags

International LPs have billions of dollars to put to work – and a growing appetite for private equity. Here are some key players to visit on your next fundraising trip.

Two to watch: Giant Japan, Norway funds may be moving toward private equity

The Government Pension Investment Fund of Japan counts $1.08 trillion in assets under management. Private equity pros have been talking about the fund for years as a potential investor in alternatives, but it’s been slow going.

Major overseas LPs you need to know

The following list was compiled by Buyouts through reporting, LP websites, market sources and media reports. Names are listed alphabetically.

Apollo eyes new credit and natural resources funds

Apollo Global Management is launching second-generation funds in real estate and natural resources and targeting fresh credit investments in the energy sector.

Apollo wants to tap retail investors via Oppenheimer

Apollo Global Management unveiled plans to offer credit investments to individual investors through a partnership with Oppenheimer Funds in what will be the firm’s first relationship with a so-called 40-Act mutual fund. Apollo also is working on other avenues to tap into retail investors, with more details expected later this year.

Ex-KRG and Eos execs draw $56 mln during deal spree

Revelstoke Capital Partners has hit the ground running with four deals so far this year while raising $56 million for its first buyout fund after its launch by Mark King, co-founder of KRG Capital Partners, along with Simon Bachleda and Dale Meyer.