Commentary

Hamilton Lane Equity Opportunities Fund V's LPs include public pensions, sovereign wealth funds, Taft-Hartley pension plans, endowments, foundations and high-net-worth individuals.

Fund VII's investors include existing limited partners and new institutional investors.

The LP/GP relationship is one of constant flux and balance. Returns are the big factor (kind of like money issues in a marriage), but other characteristics contribute to the strength or weakness of a PE relationship.

The fund is focused on helping low income workers and workers of color to become owners/operators of businesses.

As of December, the firm had raised three-quarters of the $20bn target for Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XII, sources told Buyouts.

The fund will invest in climate solutions.

Apollo, Blackstone, now Carlyle Group… a confluence of events is leading to a tough year ahead for capital raising.

As funds hit the market over the next few months, they will likely contend with what some sources have told me is 'LP fatigue.'

Don’t miss your chance to celebrate the firms and institutions that stood out amid a highly uncertain and challenging year.

The mid-market private equity firm has closed its seventh fund at $4.3 billion and $835 million for its second structured capital fund.