Private Equity

Fundraising

Waterland targets €3.5bn for flagship, seeks to raise minority stakes fund - Updated

The double fundraise comes less than two years after the close of Waterland Private Equity Fund VIII, which closed on its €2.5bn hard-cap.

2 min read · 29 July 2022

Blackstone on target to raise over half of new flagship by the fall

Blackstone’s fundraising pace is illustrative of firms that are able to push through market volatility and slowing pace of fundraising to hit ambitious targets.

2 min read · 28 July 2022

Carlyle’s Lee: ‘Fundraising is most challenging in the corporate PE segment’

Areas that represent continued growth for the firm include credit, investment solutions and infrastructure, chief executive Kewsong Lee said on the firm's second quarter earnings call.

3 min read · 28 July 2022

Why LPs must prioritise talent management

Talent outflows are putting LPs in a difficult position at a time when having a sufficient number of experienced staff has become more important than ever.

2 min read · 28 July 2022

Silversmith collects $1.25bn for fourth fund

Silversmith Capital Partners IV's limited partners include endowments, foundations, fund-of-funds and pension funds.

2 min read · 28 July 2022

IGP racks up $1.2bn for sixth fund

Industrial Growth Partners Fund VI's limited partners include returning investors as well as newer ones.

2 min read · 28 July 2022

Fundraising sees $122bn drop in the first half of 2022

Sizeable closes by large funds, including those by Advent International, Insight Partners and KKR, accounted for nearly 40% of capital raised for the period, as the number of vehicles closed sank to its lowest since 2017.

2 min read · 28 July 2022

Iron Path, formed by ex-Quad-C executives, targets debut fund

The firm is among a handful of first-timers seeking capital from limited partners who are generally slowing their fundraising pacing, especially when it comes to new relationships.

2 min read · 27 July 2022

South Street amasses over $225m for debut discretionary fund

The fund's limited partners include family offices, registered investment advisors, wealth management firms, funds of funds and high-net-worth investors.

2 min read · 27 July 2022

Spectrum again bucks volatile market, closes tenth flagship in one-and-done raise

As LPs generally pull away from tech-focused funds (and consider selling down their exposure on the secondaries market), a select few continue to attract capital.

2 min read · 27 July 2022

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