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Growth equity: it’s getting crowded

Money has been flooding into growth equity, with $70.5bn raised for the strategy in H1 alone. Increased competition and macroeconomic headwinds pose a stern challenge.

3 min read · 07 October 2021

BlackRock leads continuation fund deal on a continuation fund

The single-asset process is focused on Hispanic food-focused Flagship Food Group, which was subject to a GP-led process in 2018.

2 min read · 07 October 2021

RedBird veteran Robert Covington unveils Braemont Capital, nabs initial $300m for Fund I

Due to “early interest” shown by limited partners, Braemont is expected to increase Fund I's target to $700m from an original $500m, Covington told Buyouts.

3 min read · 07 October 2021

Ex-PineBridge credit exec’s shop eyes up to $500m for second fund

Private credit has had less new firm formation than on the buyout side, with new firms focusing on the lower- to mid-market.

2 min read · 06 October 2021

Wisconsin, in what it sees as an early advantage, wants to meet GPs in-person

Strong private equity activity this year has helped boost Wisconsin Investment Board’s private equity portfolio on track to easily surpass its benchmark returns.

3 min read · 06 October 2021

CAA completes major add-on after TPG closes out single-asset deal

The CAA process was one of several large-scale deals in the secondaries market run by GPs looking to extend holds over companies held in older funds.

2 min read · 05 October 2021

Clearlake rolls out third opportunities fund, with $1.5bn target

Clearlake's flagship fund and third opportunities fund are together expected to secure $14bn to $15bn in committed capital, sources told Buyouts.

2 min read · 04 October 2021

Arctos set to close largest first-time PE fund

The firm, which counts Madison Square Garden Company's former CEO as a co-founder, takes passive stakes in sports franchises.

2 min read · 04 October 2021

Vista closes third credit fund above target on $2.3bn

Vista, in raising its own credit funds, is like other tech-focused firms like Thoma Bravo and Francisco Partners, which raised its debut credit pool last year.

2 min read · 04 October 2021

Jim Coulter: 'Stuff happens in October, so strap in'

Jim Coulter, founding partner of TPG, worries about the ides of October, but in the long-term is optimistic that the biggest industrial revolution ever is underway: the decarbonization of the economy.

2 min read · 01 October 2021

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