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Invictus Growth Fund II has already made three platform investments, a source told Buyouts, the most recent of which is StructuredWeb, an AI-enabled channel sales and marketing SaaS solutions provider.

The sovereign wealth fund will look toward more investments in venture capital funds, along with wider definitions of in-state impact, in an attempt to revamp the program.

Maple Park Capital Partners Fund I, opened in January, raised $125m against a $250m target in a first closing held in March, sources told Buyouts.

As traditional exits remain sluggish this year, GPs are getting creative in finding ways to deliver liquidity to limited partners in older funds.

Muted appetites have led to steep discounts, leaving some listed private equity trusts vulnerable to shareholder activism and an incoming tide of potential competitors.

A settlement in the case of House vs NCAA, which would allow schools to pay student athletes directly, is setting the stage for private equity dollars.

'It is the challenging environments that best showcase the strength and stability of our firm,' chairman and CEO Stephen Schwarzman said in Blackstone's Q1 earnings call.

Parks tells us about his ideal vacation spot in Sun Valley, Idaho, his views on pizza toppings, and why a young person interested in a private equity career shouldn't listen to his advice.

With minimal exposure to manufacturing and physical good trading, the firm expects tariffs to have limited impact on its portfolio, according to chief executive Christian Sinding.

'People in the industry were feeling like we were set up for a good 2025, full of lots of new deals, lots of exits,' MacArthur told Buyouts. 'And then the tariff word came up...And tariff equals uncertainty in this market.'