Managers

The pandemic arrived after a promising year for African private equity, but the industry has readied itself to rise to the challenges of the covid era.

Private investments in public companies are increasingly moving onto general partners’ radars but what’s driving this trend?

Fund V will follow the PE-oriented strategy of its two predecessors, with Dyal betting that managers will continue to see increased fund allocations from limited partners.

Carlyle has $7 billion of dry powder to invest in the current cycle, head of global credit Mark Jenkins told Buyouts, a significant portion of which will go into “transitional capital” opportunities.

Launched this year by former OMERS Private Equity and McKinsey executives, Venn Growth is preparing to roll out an inaugural fund with a $300 million target.

Melior Equity Partners is understood to have received backing from Carlyle Group's founders.

Northlane Capital Partners II will follow the strategy of its $1 billion predecessor, making control investments in lower mid-market companies in the business services and healthcare sectors.

To truly thrive, the industry should expand its re-evaluation of systems and processes to include a rethinking of its purpose, writes EY’s Andres Saenz.

The firm is one of the few emerging managers to raise through the downturn and still successfully attract capital from limited partners.

Growth and venture holdings had generated such sizable returns as of March 31 that the strategy was over 4 percentage points overweight.