Commentary

The $559bn secured in 2023 is the third-largest infusion of capital into the North American private equity industry on record.

The full year data for 2023 was dire; early signals suggest this year's will fare significantly better.

The private equity firm raised $685 million for its third flagship fund, CORE Industrial Partners Fund III and $202 million for its new fund, CORE Industrial Services Fund I.

Market participants we've spoken to in recent weeks don't appear as perturbed by potential political change as you might expect.

Northleaf Growth Fund targets growth-stage companies in North America across the technology and healthcare sectors.

Riverside Acceleration Capital Opportunity Fund II will back B2B software companies.

As a result of this fundraising, Coalesce now has about $1 billion in regulatory assets under management.

The fund's limited partners include endowments, foundations, pensions, insurers, fund of funds, family offices, and 3BC professionals.

Fund VII's limited partners include insurance companies, pension funds, endowments, foundations, consultants, funds of funds, and family offices.

Two years of lobbying and fine-tuning of private markets rule-making could be undone as a lawsuit gets underway in the US.