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Deal and exit data points to a split between those at the top and their smaller peers. Plus: KKR closes its first domestic China fund; and APG is taking another stab at the secondaries market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

The firm's last regional flagship – the 2021-vintage KKR Asian Fund IV – is the largest pan-Asian buyout fund to date.

The lower mid-market GP is aiming to improve on its $250m raise from 2020, this time targeting $300m.

The firm closed $525 million for its third special opportunity fund and $500 million for its second digital infrastructure fund.

The global fundraising market saw its most muted first half since the covid-19 pandemic with $383.6bn raised in H1 2025, according to PEI data.

Co-CEO Marc Lipschultz said ‘we plan to be the leader’ in GP-leds during the firm's July 31 Q2 conference call.

The transport and logistics sector faces increased risk and subdued fundraising in an uncertain environment.

KKR has tempered expectations around the speed at which private markets firms will unlock 401(k) capital at scale. Plus: Ares looks set to close its latest buyout fund at just over half the size of its predecessor. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Gating mechanisms protect value for investors, Peter von Lehe, head of investment solutions and strategy, tells PEI.