Fundraising

Private Eye: Michigan heats up, as wealthy families back new firms

Chart of the week: PE and alternative strategies get biggest piece of the pie

Chart of the week: Small endowments lead returns across one-year horizon

Earnings Roundup: Buyout shops find niches amid rosy economic outlook

Tech funds rise up ranks

Private equity capital raised by tech-focused firms among the 30 largest GPs has expanded by more than six times from 2013 to 2017.

Top heavy

The 2017 PEI 300 saw more capital raised by the industry’s biggest firms than ever in its history as market conditions drive investors toward brand names.

PEI 300: New York outstrips the rest

Firms headquartered in New York City raised more in the last five years than the next five fundraising capitals combined.

Partners eyes summer close on $2bn PE fund

The multi-strategy private markets firm held a first close in February on its flagship direct private equity fund.

Rubenstein: All Carlyle funds will hit their hard caps

PEI 300: Four hidden investors challenging PE firms

<p>While our annual ranking has revealed the industry’s biggest fundraisers, private equity firms face growing competition from several investors lurking in the shadows.</p> <div> </div>