BC Partners overview
Stories about BC Partners
Side Letter: BC's real estate disposal
In today's edition, BC Partners has become the latest firm to heighten its investment strategy focus; Rethinking the illiquidity premium in semi-liquid vehicles; Fundraising update for Apollo's latest PE flagship.
BC Partners offloads real estate business to L&G’s Proprium
BC Partners will retain some economic interest in its $1bn inaugural real estate fund, with a 17-strong team joining Proprium, PEI understands.
A new hope: What GPs expect from private equity in 2026
Private equity managers are once again hoping to break the dealmaking dam in the year ahead.
Side Letter: Inside a PE vet's family office
Tips on how to remain fulfilled post-industry from a former BC Partners veteran. Plus: take-privates are on the rise; and why Trump could be a tailwind for private equity dealmaking. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
BC Partners generated around €9bn of proceeds over past year and a half
Exit activity across the industry will continue to pick up over the second half of this year, says the firm’s chairman of Europe Nikos Stathopoulos.
Five ways GPs think PE will change in 2024
PEI spoke to managers from across the private equity landscape to learn what changes are in store over the next 12 months.
BC Partners contact information
Offices
40 Portman Square, London, W1H 6DA, United KingdomContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
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Key Contact Mr. Paul Brown | Job titleDirector, Investor Relations, Private Equity | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email  ---------- |
| Key ContactMs. Fiona Elvery | Job titleManaging Director, Investor Relations | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email ------- |
| Key ContactMr. Alexis Maskell | Job titlePartner, Global Head of Investor Relations | LocationLondon, United Kingdom | Email ----------- |
| Key ContactMr. Erik Osberg | Job titleManaging Director, Investor Relations | LocationNew York, United States | Email ----- |
BC Partners funds managed
Funds in market: 1
| Fund | Fund size | Open date | Strategy |
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Fund size ------ | Open dateJan 2025 | Strategy ----------- | |
Closed funds: 13
| Fund | Fund size | Close date | Strategy |
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Fund size ------ | Close dateFeb 2022 | Strategy ------ | |
Fund size ---------- | Close dateJun 2021 | Strategy ----- | |
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Stories that mention BC Partners
A GP and LP unpack best (and worst) practices in co-investment
In the third episode of our Commitment Issues podcast series, Joana Rocha Scaff of Neuberger Berman and Alexis Maskell of BC Partners discuss the state of the increasingly competitive private equity strategy.
Deep Dive: The evolving placement agent landscape
How are placement agents responding to private equity’s woes, and what do investors think they could be doing better?
Number Crunch: MENA is an oasis in a fundraising desert
The Middle East and North Africa region has become increasingly attractive to managers as they attempt to tap its massive stock of sovereign wealth fund capital.
Side Letter: Who is PE's biggest investor?
Our latest ranking of the 150 biggest investors in PE globally is out. Plus: the July/August issue of Private Equity International hits desks today; and a fundraising update on former Apollo exec Josh Harris's debut vehicle. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
PEI Awards 2024: EMEA winners
Kirkland & Ellis collects two awards, while Aware Super wins Limited Partner of the Year in EMEA.
Side Letter: TPG's $11bn realisation spree
TPG went on an $11 billion monetisation spree in private equity last year amid growing investor focus on DPI. Plus: CPPIB pumps at least $4 billion more into the asset class. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Vote of confidence: Why GPs are (mostly) hopeful about 2025
Optimistic fund managers believe pick-ups in dealflow and fundraising could frame market activity this year.
Side Letter: PE picture quiz
We mark the year's end with a private equity-themed picture quiz. Here's the last brief of 2024, for our valued subscribers only.