Managers

The alternatives giant has a $130bn multi-year fundraising goal as well as near-term plans to expand its private credit and insurance businesses.

Crosspoint is one of a group of first-time funds braving the pandemic-battered markets that have led LPs to mostly stick with their established GPs.

Avista Capital Partners IV was generating a 1.5x net investment multiple and 41% net internal rate of return as of September 2020, sources told Buyouts.

The deal is leading off a year that many secondary market players expect to be particularly busy with not only GP-led transactions like restructurings but also large, traditional LP portfolio sales.

The $33.7bn pension recently doubled its PE target and is using two big commitments to HIG and HarbourVest to smooth its path towards getting there.

Large-cap and mid-cap firms, lenders, lawyers, placement agents and more. Which firms won the coveted PEI awards across the Americas?

Keeping tabs on what some of last year's roster have been up to.

The growth of special purpose acquisition companies last year added more than $40bn to the pile of capital chasing buyout deals, according to the consulting firm's latest report.

Their success provides lessons for the next generation and sheds light on what the industry needs to do to be more inclusive.

One glaring gap that still exists in private equity is at the deal partner level, including on investment committees, where there is a dearth of female voices.