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Knox Lane, which invests in mid-market consumer and services businesses, was founded late last year by TPG Growth alumni John Bailey and Shamik Patel.

The firm had been in early discussions with existing LPs about a smaller Archer Capital Fund 6 and will focus solely on its current portfolio.

GPs are seeking fund term amendment requests to either add the ability to use fund-level leverage in general, or to expand their ability to put debt on the fund.

Prior to rolling out a first-time fund, Long Arc appears to have been a deal-by-deal investor, acquiring stakes in Renaissance Alliance, Robertson Stephens and Tinubu Square.

With the initial shock of the health crisis behind them, GPs and LPs have begun to think more offensively about upside opportunities. Hamilton Lane's Brian Gildea, Eaton Partners' Peter Martenson and Northleaf Capital Partners' Jeff Pentland share their insights.

The changes followed a proposed management buyout that was rejected in a London meeting of the LPAC in the first half of last year, PEI has learned.

The fintech-focused firm, which counts fundraising veteran Bob Brown as a partner, has returned to market and is eyeing a first close this month.

The firm, which focuses on debt and debt-like investments, believes the pandemic downturn presents even greater opportunity for dealmaking.

Radial Equity Partners was founded in 2019 by Phil Carpenter, an 18-year veteran of Irving Place, the former Bear Stearns Merchant Banking.

The biggest firms in our annual ranking of private equity capital raisers and how their totals have evolved over the last 10 years, visualised.