Fundraising

The firm started raising the strategy in Q2 and aims to reach final close by Q1 next year as more funds emerge in this space, Private Equity International has learned.

A key objective of the firm’s GP staking is to help LPs secure access to leading venture and growth managers.

Notable fundraises by female founders could pave the way for more to come.

Deeper moves into private credit would be both an offensive play and a defensive rotation while private equity recovers, according to Sanford Rich, executive director of the NYC Board of Education Retirement System.

Investindustrial, one of Europe’s most distinctive mid-market franchises, will face the dual challenge of succession implementation and sustainably expanding beyond its Southern European roots. How does the firm plan to tackle these changes?

Population changes, sectoral fragmentation and rising spending are creating an opening for private equity in payer services.

SingleSpoke plans to apply AI to traditional mom-and-pop businesses, starting tech-forward platform companies and using M&A to add on legacy players.

Rising Point's decision early on to operate as an independent sponsor 'played a big part' in the success of Fund I, partner Michael Drai told Buyouts.

In today's edition, why climate risk is leaving LPs in a catch-22; Australia's SWF turns secondaries buyer; a mid-market firm reaches final close.