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Founder-led businesses are among the most active segments of the PE market

The firm’s single-asset fund strategy gives selling shareholders confidence in Acacia’s 'patient capital' strategy, vice president Evan Kearns tells Buyouts.

Seidler Equity Partners IX held a first and final close last month at its $1.6bn hard-cap, sources told Buyouts, up 28% from its predecessor.

Led by co-founders Isaac Harrouche, CEO, and Mike Berlin, the CIO, 154 Partners was launched in January 2025.

Gene Yoon tells Buyouts that the firm assesses deployment rates and aims to avoid risk-return dilution when setting its fund size targets – though Fund V represents a 32% increase over its predecessor.

‘The first thing people want more than anything else is dignity and respect, a place of purpose and belonging,’ Garden City founder Michael Arrieta told Buyouts.

The lower mid-market buyout firm entered the fundraising market with a target of $350m but closed Guardian Capital Partners Fund IV at $441m.

Gridiron Capital Fund VI's target size is up moderately from the $2.1bn raised by its predecessor in 2023 against a $1.8bn target.

Second fund saw particularly strong support from existing Asia-based investors, CIO tells Buyouts

After going the traditional LP route to diversify income from gaming revenues, Chickasaw Nation is standing up PE firms to help support its more than 80,000 citizens.