Private Equity

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A tale of two funds: how to gauge the fundraising market

As funds hit the market over the next few months, they will likely contend with what some sources have told me is 'LP fatigue.'

3 min read · 09 December 2022

Gensler dials back PF reform ambitions

Chastened by his own party, the chairman focuses on ESG, market structure reforms.

3 min read · 09 December 2022

Alaska CIO ’bearish on private equity’

'I’m as bearish on private equity as I ever have been in my career. We just haven’t seen the correction in private equity like we have in public markets,' says Alaska Permanent’s CIO Marcus Frampton.

2 min read · 07 December 2022

TA preps next fundraise in quick time targeting up to $16bn

TA, like other firms fundraising in quick time like Hellman & Friedman and Thoma Bravo, could face resistance from “fatigued” LPs.

2 min read · 07 December 2022

Thoma Bravo closes latest fundraising round on more than $32.4b

Thoma Bravo has had an active year on both the buy and sell side, with buyout fund investments and realizations representing approximately $38 billion in combined enterprise value.

1 min read · 07 December 2022

LP interest in first-time funds rises even as they concentrate portfolios: survey

The interest in first-time funds comes from LPs’ desire to build exposure to the US and European small and mid-markets.

2 min read · 05 December 2022

Can GPs avoid consolidation in a rocky fundraising market?

As 2023 promises to be another challenging year for fundraising, GPs of all types and sizes may have to brace for further changes in market dynamics.

3 min read · 02 December 2022

New York, Ohio pensions take hits on FTX exposure through Thoma Bravo growth fund

Thoma Bravo, BlackRock, Insight Partners and Sequoia are a few shops that invested in the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange.

2 min read · 02 December 2022

Josh Harris’s new shop, 26North, seeds venture firm launched by ex-BlackRock exec

Braven is being launched by William Abecassis, who spent over a decade at BlackRock, including leading equity and debt investments in growth stage companies as head of innovation capital.

2 min read · 02 December 2022

Going for growth, 645 Ventures closes two new funds

The New York- and San Francisco-based firm raised $194.5m for its fourth flagship fund and another $153m for follow-on investments in its best-performing portfolio companies. 645 co-founders Aaron Holiday and Nnamdi Okike explain their strategy and share insights about the firm's value-added services.

4 min read · 01 December 2022

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