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Fewer funds gobble up LP capital as YTD fundraising remains strong

The number of funds that have closed so far in 2020 is down 50% year-on-year while the dollar value of capital raised remains steady, PEI data show.

2 min read · 14 October 2020

DOWNLOAD: Are private equity execs willing to travel to get deals done?

Research from proSapient shows most in the industry are willing to get back on the road to due diligence potential acquisitions, even if it means quarantining.

3 min read · 14 October 2020

Brookfield global head of private fundraising quietly left earlier this year

Leadership of Brookfield’s private funds group has been absorbed by the existing management team Van den Thillart helped build.

1 min read · 13 October 2020

Performance watch: Thoma Bravo's PE funds

Thoma Bravo is reportedly seeking $16.5bn for Fund XIV, which, if successful, would be at least 30% larger than its 2018-vintage Fund XIII.

1 min read · 13 October 2020

Ex-Carlyle, Cerberus execs’ shop Staple Street holds one-and-done close on Fund III

Fund III was targeting $400m, according to a Form D fundraising document filed Oct. 8, which didn’t list how much the pool had raised.

2 min read · 12 October 2020

PA Schools considers paring down PE allocation through secondaries market

A consultant's analysis indicates that a new asset allocation shifting more toward public equities would allow the pension to reach full funding over the next three decades.

2 min read · 12 October 2020

Insight Partners targets $875m for preferred equity strategy amid covid dislocation

The firm sees an opportunity to offer preferred equity stakes to company owners hesitant to sell in the current market environment.

2 min read · 12 October 2020

Brookfield pick of Sachin Shah for CIO signals firm’s big growth plans

Shah will oversee Brookfield’s push into new areas, such as insurance and secondaries, which together have a projected long-term value of up to $450 billion.

3 min read · 09 October 2020

Ex-MVision MD to launch USD funds platform at Chinese GP

Harvest Investment Management is the PE investment arm of Harvest Fund Management, one of China’s largest mutual fund managers with about $180bn of AUM.

2 min read · 09 October 2020

Ex-Credit Suisse fundraisers quietly add big names to new placement shop

Aviditi Advisors, formed by ex-Credit Suisse executives John Robertshaw and Ryan Schlitt, was formed in 2019.

2 min read · 09 October 2020

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