Private Equity

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Strong distributions help push Court Square’s Fund V to finish line

'Court Square has sent back $7.4bn to its LPs since 2022, the year the Fed began raising rates,' president and managing partner Chris Bloise tells Buyouts.

2 min read · 20 April 2026

SaaSpocalypse now? It's nuanced when it comes to PE funds

Our analysis this week of PEI Group performance data shows it's not all doom and gloom for software-focused funds, though the AI disruption threat is very real.

3 min read · 16 April 2026

Co-founder of TwinFocus: private equity bets increasingly selective amid 'DPI crisis’

The Boston-based multi-family office is looking to strike a balance of established GPs prepared to navigate distressed environment with managers ‘not swimming in crowded pools’ in private equity.

5 min read · 16 April 2026

Hawaii launches search for new CIO

The pension fund is beginning its search to replace Kristin Varela, after she was hired to head NMSIC’s investment activity.

2 min read · 16 April 2026

Have software returns faltered over the past five years?

Software funds from the likes of Vista, Insight and PSG are largely outperforming or matching their vintage cohorts, despite concerns over returns in this sector.

3 min read · 16 April 2026

Off-duty: Brightstar’s Andrew Weinberg on AI, Tignanello and When Harry Met Sally

Weinberg tells us about his fantasy job as a teacher, his love for Hawaii, great sunset dinners and 1980s music, and why golf is a ‘go-to’ when he needs to relax.

4 min read · 14 April 2026

Side Letter: Uncapped upside

In today's edition, The world's 13th largest PE investor is bullish on venture; Meet the US LP embracing its inner sovereign wealth fund; LPs are wary of GP hyperbole.

7 min read · 13 April 2026

Thoma Bravo to wind down growth equity strategy

The software giant will run off its Growth Fund and will not raise another vehicle for the strategy, with the two co-heads of its growth business having left the firm, PEI has learned.

3 min read · 13 April 2026

Stellex closes on largest fund yet after a long fundraise

The mid-market buyout firm closed on its $2.37 billion raise – slightly short of its target – after a more-than two-year marketing effort.

2 min read · 09 April 2026

Green shoots emerge amid PE’s most challenging era

Fundraising timelines averaged about 14 months in the first quarter, the shortest since 2022. An early sign of improving fundraising conditions?

2 min read · 09 April 2026

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