Private Equity
The fund will be deployed towards primaries, secondaries and co-investments across lower mid-market private equity.
2 min read · 03 February 2026
Blackstone has held an initial close of $5bn for Strategic Partners Fund X with 'another major close' expected in the coming weeks, president and COO Jon Gray said on the firm's earnings call.
2 min read · 02 February 2026
Investors predict there’s a coming wave of zombie funds in PE. Will they be overrun or face them head on?
10 min read · 02 February 2026
Last year, the firm closed its third cycle of the evergreen fund dubbed Vivo Opportunity Fund with over $740m in commitments.
2 min read · 28 January 2026
The San Francisco manager's flagship, Francisco Partners VIII, is set to raise $14bn, and its companion vehicle, Francisco Partners Agility IV, $4bn, sources told Buyouts.
3 min read · 27 January 2026
26North had $31.8bn in assets under management as of September 2025, according to the firm.
2 min read · 20 January 2026
Second fund saw particularly strong support from existing Asia-based investors, CIO tells Buyouts
2 min read · 12 January 2026
Investors may be taking comfort in firms with simple strategies as market complexity increases, BV Investment Partners’ CEO told Buyouts.
3 min read · 08 January 2026
The participation of StepStone after the first close helped propel the fundraise to a successful end, IGP founder tells Buyouts.
2 min read · 16 December 2025
We would do well not to plod, zombie-like, into a repetition of yesterday’s mistakes.
5 min read · 12 December 2025