Fundraising

The growth equity GP’s chairman speaks to Buyouts about growing a business and adapting to AI disruption.

The firm blew past its $2.5bn target for its sixth equity opportunities fund.

The private equity model isn’t broken, but the illusion of uniform success is, writes Scott Hart, partner and chief executive at StepStone Group.

A $67bn pension is hunting for software bargains; CVC nearly doubles its mid-market target; How much transparency is too much transparency?

While more LPs are participating directly in CVs and secondaries transactions, such investors remain 'the exception, not the norm' in the market, according to BCI’s global head of PE.

This year’s ‘SaaSpocalypse’ has exposed the vulnerability and deepening uncertainty of outcomes in a much-beloved sector. Investors must work quickly to identify managers capable of thriving in the age of AI.

Maple Park was founded in 2024 by managing partners Alex Blankfein and Andrew Lauck not long after the pair departed RedBird, where they co-led consumer services investing.

The industrial tech investor landed its latest fund by balancing its long-term plans for compounding growth with exits in the here and now.

The sector-specialist’s formula features a team with a long history and a shared mindset.

The top 100 fundraisers in North America over the last five years saw a nearly 10% increase in the capital they brought in, compared with last year’s list.