Private Equity
West Street Global Partners I, which held a final close on $5.2bn this week, is among the largest first-time funds dedicated to growth equity.
5 min read · 07 February 2023
The appointment of Harvey Schwartz as chief executive takes away 'uncertainty about our path forward', interim CEO Bill Conway said on the firm's latest full year earnings call.
3 min read · 07 February 2023
The staple commitment would be a boost to Carlyle’s eighth flagship fund, which has been in the market since last year targeting $22bn.
4 min read · 02 February 2023
A total of 1,520 funds closed in 2022, raising $727.3bn between them – this is down from the $829.8bn raised in 2021, according to PEI data.
3 min read · 01 February 2023
NewVest seeks to change how investors gain exposure to private markets with the launch of its private markets index fund.
3 min read · 31 January 2023
A green-friendly (meaning money) recycling programme allows Oregon to take up to $1bn from secondaries sales of its legacy portfolio and place it into a co-investment fund.
2 min read · 30 January 2023
The deal is one of the higher profile GP-led secondaries to emerge from the slowdown in activity in the second half of 2022.
2 min read · 27 January 2023
While capital raising across strategies 'tends to ebb and flow, the overall path of travel is towards more alternatives', says Blackstone’s president and COO.
3 min read · 26 January 2023
Sherrese Clarke Soares formed HarbourView in 2021 with aspirations to grow the firm into a $20bn asset manager by 2026.
3 min read · 24 January 2023
The retirement system is widening the funnel of managers it will consider investing with, according to deputy CIO Tom Masthay.
2 min read · 24 January 2023
