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Vista passes halfway mark to $20bn target for latest flagship

Vista Equity Partners VIII is seeking the third-largest amount of capital among private equity funds in market, according to PEI data.

3 min read · 16 November 2022

Q&A: Crédit Agricole CIB's Stéphane Barret

Stéphane Barret of Crédit Agricole CIB discusses financing for LBOs and how GPs are waiting for markets to settle.

3 min read · 15 November 2022

CalPERS reports quarterly loss for its PE portfolio

The US's largest public pension system plans on a major overhaul of its private equity holdings.

2 min read · 08 November 2022

Hg collects $11bn in Europe's largest buyout fund to close this year

Europe-focused funds trail behind other major global regions by capital raising so far this year with just $112.4bn closed.

2 min read · 07 November 2022

Blue Owl sees record Q3 fundraising, private wealth haul up 300% year-on-year

The firm has gathered $12.5bn for Dyal Capital Partners V and expects to close on $13bn by year-end.

2 min read · 04 November 2022

Apollo to keep Fund X in market longer, citing denominator effect

Apollo Investment Fund X began pre-marketing in January; its predecessor reached a final close after less than half a year on the fundraising trail.

3 min read · 02 November 2022

Abu Dhabi's ADIA held talks to buy stake in Ardian

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and France's largest private markets investment firm are understood to have been in discussions about a deal as recently as mid-October.

2 min read · 02 November 2022

Ham Lane seeks to retain talent, boost alignment with new equity programme

Employees must remain with Hamilton Lane over a multi-year timeframe, and the stock price should cross particular thresholds, in order to receive equity 'awards'.

2 min read · 01 November 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

Currency chaos: GPs and LPs seek comfort in hedging

Sponsors are using hedging to get deals over the line in markets with severe currency fluctuations; their investors are looking to protect themselves with greater flexibility over the currency in which they can commit.

4 min read · 20 October 2022

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