Managers

Rotunda Capital was formed by executives from Allied Capital in 2009, after the devastating effects of the global financial crisis weighed on markets.

The firm gathered €14.6bn by year-end for its ninth flagship and expects to hold the first close on its debut growth vehicle this year.

The firm focuses exclusively on software companies, a sector seeing very positive headwinds amid the covid crisis.

The majority of PE investment professionals have moved transactions through the pipeline during the pandemic, research from proSapient show.

PE-focused impact investments saw higher average returns and greater variation than did private debt investments, according to findings from the Global Impact Investing Network.

Hellman & Friedman has the ability to raise capital without much of a challenge, and the pandemic-stricken markets have only stoked LP desire to place money with established GPs.

Buyers told Setter Capital they expect global secondaries investing to reach an all-time high of nearly $90 billion this year.

The fund was launched last November, and has already attracted a commitment from Texas Teachers, among others.

LP appetite for Russian private equity has been uncertain since the 2019 arrest of Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey and several colleagues.

Senior editors from across PEI Media’s titles discuss what they’ll have their eyes on in the coming months, from taxes and SEC oversight to the possibility of the industry being thrown into the public spotlight.