Growth equity

Nearly half of the private equity funds that closed in the first quarter met their fundraising targets – the highest proportion in at least five years.

GL China Opportunities Fund V was launched in September 2025, aiming to raise $800m, and will mainly target buyout investments.

The majority of the firm’s LPs are individuals with leadership positions at successful businesses in Lead Edge’s target investment areas, a managing partner tells Buyouts.

The California pension giant with $613bn is demonstrating a near-term performance boost following a heavier emphasis on venture and growth, co-investment and secondaries.

Gulf capital that was previously earmarked for the US or Europe could be redirected towards home countries, Andrei Rotaru, head of Middle East private equity, tells PEI.

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 €24bn investor has no future inflows and has an approach to private equity based almost entirely on outperformance, head of investment management Verena Kempe tells PEI.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is increasing minimum market capitalisation for companies listed in its Growth Market section to ¥10bn by 2030.

From Japan Post Bank’s former private equity head to a buyout shop delivering 4.4x, PEI presents a rundown of seven managers you should probably get to know.