Private Equity

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Blackstone on track for its biggest fundraising year

The firm said it gathered $37.3bn across strategies in the second quarter of 2021, and has raised a total of $116bn over the past 12 months.

2 min read · 22 July 2021

EQT eyes €12bn for long-hold and Asia strategies

The firm launched a longer-hold PE strategy early this year and is readying a similar vehicle focused on core infrastructure.

2 min read · 22 July 2021

Private equity's first (amateur) astronaut goes into space

Mark Bezos, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos' brother, in 2019 established HighPost Capital, an investor in mid-market consumer-focused businesses, alongside David Moross.

2 min read · 21 July 2021

Pennsylvania State Employees' Retirement System's PE chief, David Felix, departs

Private equity is especially vulnerable to high team turnover, as the asset class requires “institutional memory” because of its long fund life.

2 min read · 21 July 2021

Mercury Capital adds four senior distribution professionals

The firm has added three partners and a principal across its London, New York and Dubai offices.

3 min read · 21 July 2021

Investec: Increasing fund sizes do not help succession planning for GPs

The average GP commitment as a percentage of the fund was 4.8%, a more than 60% rise from two years ago, according to the latest GP Trends report.

3 min read · 21 July 2021

HSBC runs process to shift private equity off balance sheet

The deal is one of several that allow large organizations to shift private equity into new vehicles that provide more space, and fresh capital, to continue building out the strategy.

3 min read · 20 July 2021

First-half fundraising ranks highest since GFC

The first half of the year saw private equity funds raise a total of $415bn thanks to a post-pandemic rebound driven by huge LP appetites for the asset class and strong deployment.

2 min read · 20 July 2021

Law firm bankroller Kerberos targets $300m for third credit fund

Kerberos' Fund I and II were as, of Sept. 2020, earning a 28.7% gross IRR and a 28.3% gross IRR, respectively, according to an Arkansas TRS report.

2 min read · 19 July 2021

Partners Group reports fundraising joy amid a 'dog fight' for deals

The private markets firm received $12bn in new commitments over the first half of 2021, supported by strong activity in larger flagship funds and increased investment activity.

3 min read · 19 July 2021

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