Managers

The London-based lender is working alongside a 'significant' American institutional investor, PEI understands.

So far, the fund has attracted big commitments from Kentucky Retirement Systems and New York State Teachers' Retirement System.

The firm is back in market with a follow-up to its hybrid value fund and is on track to hit its $20bn fundraising goal for the year, co-founder Josh Harris said on its latest earnings call.

The fair value of Carlyle's private equity portfolio climbed 13% in the second quarter, and co-chief executive Kewsong Lee says there's more to be done in terms of recovery.

The firm has brought in about $12.4bn of inflows so far this year, which Carlyle officials described as strong especially in the absence of a major flagship fund on the market.

The London-based mid-market firm gathered €4bn in less than three months for its largest vehicle yet.

Ardian is redesigning its approach to buyout investing through a new sustainability measurement methodology.

The $75bn fund's benchmarking structure makes it hard to measure private equity performance during periods of market volatility.

The market was sensing stronger performance as the country began reopening after the stringent lockdowns of March and April.

Dialogues with potential new investments are expanding beyond just succession and liquidity-driven transactions and into growth capital, chief executive Jay Horgen said on the firm's latest earnings call.