Managers

The San Francisco manager's flagship, Francisco Partners VIII, is set to raise $14bn, and its companion vehicle, Francisco Partners Agility IV, $4bn, sources told Buyouts.

Climate tech funding coalition appoints Jay Dessy as its first CIO and names Just Climate and GenZero as new members as it carries out its first investment.

Traditional buyout firms are taking advantage of what is widely considered a deficit of capital available for the growing number of opportunities in the secondary market, as GPs and LPs seek ways to monetize assets in older funds.

There's still a lot of hype around AI, and not a lot of hard evidence it will live up to it. But PE firms have found compelling ways to create value with AI at their portfolio companies.

The pension will later this year review its asset allocation strategy for the first time since 2022, as it contends with liquidity challenges.

The transaction marks EQT's entrance into the secondaries market and expansion into insurance offerings, with secondaries doyen Jeremy Coller reporting to chief executive Per Franzén.

Auldbrass acquires secondary interests through LP-led and GP-led opportunities (such as continuation vehicles) in mid-market buyout, global buyout and growth equity.

The London-headquartered firm held the final close on its sixth flagship fund on €4.5bn last year and has already deployed capital across four deals, partner Rebecca Gibson tells PEI.

The fund comes three years after the firm raised $3.3bn for its 14th flagship.

26North had $31.8bn in assets under management as of September 2025, according to the firm.