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EQT mulls bulking up private wealth offering in ‘competitive’ fundraising environment

The Swedish firm is in market with its 10th flagship fund, which held a €15bn first close in August and has a target of €20bn.

3 min read · 18 October 2022

Harvest Partners allows LPs to cash out, looks for fundraising boost

Harvest’s tender offer sale is among several that GPs are using to give existing LPs an option to generate liquidity, while trying to boost new fundraisings.

3 min read · 18 October 2022

Xponance taps Michael Orr to run debut diversity-focused GP stakes fund

XDO Fund is presently in the market with a target of $300m, Buyouts reported. Its hard-cap is $400m.

2 min read · 17 October 2022

Illinois to increase PE target allocation

The system believes private markets will outperform public equivalents over the long term and has a long-term plan to increase its exposure.

2 min read · 17 October 2022

Harvard expects private equity markdowns with year-end audits

LPs have been frustrated by GPs reluctance to take write-downs on assets up through the second quarter.

2 min read · 14 October 2022

The worst PE fundraising market since the GFC

As economic uncertainty persists, fundraising is expected to remain challenging into next year.

2 min read · 14 October 2022

Maine state pension won’t sell to rebalance overweight PE allocation; may adjust pacing

The system won’t sell any assets to meet its target despite the denominator effect’s impact.

2 min read · 13 October 2022

Why two VC firms are venturing into buyouts

An analysis of why Bessemer Venture Partners and Industry Ventures have expanded into tech buyouts.

5 min read · 12 October 2022

CDPQ tests pricing, pulls back secondary in sign of market challenges

CDPQ is among several sellers who have chosen to test pricing in the market, rather than engage in a full-out secondaries auction to sell fund stakes.

3 min read · 11 October 2022

Louisiana Teachers sets private equity target allocation for FY2023

The $24.2bn system has already made $225m in commitments as it manages its overallocation to private equity.

1 min read · 07 October 2022

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