Private Equity
With some $733bn amassed across strategies, PE fundraising showed high resilience in a year rocked by ongoing pandemic disruption.
1 min read · 24 January 2022
While GP-led deals took the biggest slice of market activity in 2022, LP deals, especially in the second half, started flowing back into the market.
2 min read · 21 January 2022
Investor money is flowing toward those that can offer scale, specialisation or both, Partners Group CEO David Layton told PEI.
2 min read · 21 January 2022
Primed by a vigorous deal environment, tech PE fundraising rose to dizzying heights in 2021, with 474 North American vehicles collecting an all-time high of $227bn, according to Buyouts data.
3 min read · 20 January 2022
The firm is the latest in a slew of shops launched by former Golden Gate executives over the past few years.
2 min read · 20 January 2022
Castle Creek Capital Partners has raised over $150.4 million for its eighth fund, according to an SEC filing.
1 min read · 20 January 2022
Summa Equity, a Nordic private equity firm, has closed its third fund at 2.3 billion euros.
2 min read · 20 January 2022
Proposals for a new UK exchange that would allow privately held businesses to list and trade their shares on a periodic basis could have exciting implications for retail investors and DC pension schemes alike.
3 min read · 20 January 2022
The US public pension plans to commit $700m to PE vehicles this year.
1 min read · 20 January 2022
EQT is pausing plans to raise a large-cap Asia vehicle amid goal to raise another global mega-fund. Plus: Eurazeo reports a record year of fundraising and Blackstone surpasses $2 billion for its latest tactical opportunities fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
4 min read · 20 January 2022