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Endowments help power emerging firm Saothair to $300m for Fund IISaothair was formed in 2019 by a team of former executives from KPS Capital Partners, led by founders Kevin Madden, managing partner, and Richard Lozyniak, operating partner.
Emerging managers: Independent sponsors are having their moment in the sunIn an era of anemic fundraising, hanging up a shingle and going deal by deal is working quite well for these managers.
Ex-Sun, OpenGate execs launch independent sponsor as deal flow migrates down marketThe capital pool for independent sponsors has grown over the years with several firms today reserving capital specifically to invest alongside dealmakers on individual transactions.
AI and the future of value creationThe third season of Disruption Matters podcast miniseries examines the intersection of tech, talent and artificial intelligence and how it’s driving growth at portfolio companies.
Disruption Matters: AI and the future of value creationWe kick off the third season of the Disruption Matters podcast miniseries with a look at the promise and peril for managers using artificial intelligence today.
Things are looking brighter in the smaller side of PEIn a way, the 'exit' challenge gives emerging firms, smaller buyout shops and even first-timers an advantage over more established GPs.
Emerging managers: The exit race goes to the smallWhile much of the market is struggling to return capital back to LPs, newer, smaller PE managers have multiple paths to exit. With strong performance, the future looks bright for the newbies.
LPs backing away from small buyouts could miss the exit partyDespite strong performance, the small buyout segment is receiving less capital from limited partners. As is usually the case, LPs are content to stick with their deepest relationships in uncertain markets.
HighVista to beat target on 10th fund for ‘unusually compelling opportunity’ in small buyoutsThe fund is among several that are bringing capital into a small and emerging manager ecosystem that is seeing a general reduction of capital flows.
PE shop Align Capital raising debut pool to back independent sponsorsThe firm is raising the pool at a time when interest among LPs in gaining direct exposure to companies is on the rise and the capital pool for independent sponsors is growing.