Private Equity
IK X Fund closed on €3.3bn after receiving a fundraising extension from LPs, PEI understands.
3 min read · 01 April 2025
A liquidity premium in 2025 may inject new life into private equity fundraising following three years of brutal market conditions.
3 min read · 01 April 2025
The fundraising market looks set to rebound in spite of longer timelines and uncertainty in the US, say Warren Goodworth, Bryan Hunkele and Steven Zaorski, partners in the asset management group at Ropes & Gray.
7 min read · 01 April 2025
In the face of a challenged market, there is room for creative and strategic sponsors to find success, say Andrew Ahern and Michael Hong, partners in the investment management practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell.
7 min read · 01 April 2025
PEI's latest Placement Agent Ranking lists the most active external fundraising firms by new capital raised for clients in the 12 months to end-May.
2 min read · 01 April 2025
The law firm secured lead position by aggregate value of capital raised at $187bn, followed by Kirkland & Ellis and Linklaters.
4 min read · 31 March 2025
‘LPs now would favor a slightly lower return with a current distribution than a potential higher return in a future distribution,’ says managing partner William Barrett.
4 min read · 31 March 2025
Align launched the Align Collaborate strategy in late 2023, which provides equity capital to the industry’s deal-by-deal investors.
1 min read · 27 March 2025
As the universe of evergreen products continues to expand, this handy chart details their key traits and differences.
1 min read · 27 March 2025
Level Equity is offering a management fee discount to LPs who invest in Fund VI’s first closing, a practice that has become increasingly common in a tough fundraising market.
2 min read · 26 March 2025
