General Partners

Anchor and seed capital appear to be playing an enhanced role in the fundraising of emerging managers, particularly those in the market with a debut vehicle.

Emerging manager fundraising has steadily declined since the peak year of 2021, when such funds raised about $159bn, according to PEI data.

Between 2024 and Q1 2026, about $14.3bn was realized and distributed by Onex's private equity funds, according to the firm's Q1 documents and supplemental data shared with Buyouts.

The firm believes AI-produced content will only give its investment strategy a greater edge.

Pact acquires minority interests in, and provides strategic support to, mid-market private equity, real estate, infrastructure, private credit and secondaries managers.

Aqualis' offering will focus on what the firm sees as an underserved part of the secondaries market: smaller transactions.

Founder-led businesses are among the most active segments of the PE market

The firm’s single-asset fund strategy gives selling shareholders confidence in Acacia’s 'patient capital' strategy, vice president Evan Kearns tells Buyouts.

Year-to-date fundraising includes $6bn secured by Brookfield’s seventh flagship private equity fund, representing nearly half of the vehicle's $12.5bn target.