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Sun Capital offers LPs exit path in older funds, seeks capital shot for new flagship

Other big tender processes in the market are being run by Carlyle Group and Harvest Partners, both of which include the potential for large staples of fresh capital.

3 min read · 27 October 2022

Let us know who stood out for the PEI Awards 2022

Now on its 21st year, the Private Equity International Awards celebrate firms and institutions that have thrived in a highly volatile year for the industry.

2 min read · 27 October 2022

Canadian pension giant loses senior private equity executive

Karen Frank, who joined OTPP from Barclays Private Bank in 2020, is set to leave in December, Private Equity International has learned.

2 min read · 27 October 2022

PE fundraising sees near $100bn drop after post-covid surge

The $516.9bn raised during the first three quarters of this year remains the second-highest figure ever recorded, according to PEI data's latest fundraising figures.

2 min read · 27 October 2022

Four questions on Nordic Capital’s €9bn Fund XI

Nordic Capital XI is the largest fund raised in the firm’s history, raking in about €3bn more than its 2020-vintage predecessor.

4 min read · 24 October 2022

LPs see wave of coming extension requests and opportunity for concessions

Because of the tough economy, GPs will be looking for more time for everything from fundraising, to deploying a fund, to pushing back the terminal date of a fund’s life.

2 min read · 21 October 2022

StepStone, Schroders lead Trinity Hunt two-asset secondary

The deal, a concentrated-asset GP-led secondaries process, is among a few that have been able to navigate to final close this year despite the widening bid/ask spread.

3 min read · 21 October 2022

Ohio school employees’ pension bucks trend, seeks new relationships

Relationships with existing managers have been in vogue with LPs facing hard decisions in a tough economic climate.

2 min read · 20 October 2022

Blackstone closes in on $1trn in AUM

The PE giant recorded $950.9bn of assets as of 30 September, rising 30% year-over-year, as it reels in nearly $50bn of inflows across strategies in the quarter.

2 min read · 20 October 2022

Currency volatility: A welcome tailwind for PE?

Foreign exchange is too unpredictable to influence private equity decisions in the long run, but some portfolio companies could receive a boost from FX shifts in the near term.

2 min read · 20 October 2022

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