Fundraising

Prior to rolling out a first-time fund, Long Arc appears to have been a deal-by-deal investor, acquiring stakes in Renaissance Alliance, Robertson Stephens and Tinubu Square.

With the initial shock of the health crisis behind them, GPs and LPs have begun to think more offensively about upside opportunities. Hamilton Lane's Brian Gildea, Eaton Partners' Peter Martenson and Northleaf Capital Partners' Jeff Pentland share their insights.

The changes followed a proposed management buyout that was rejected in a London meeting of the LPAC in the first half of last year, PEI has learned.

The fintech-focused firm, which counts fundraising veteran Bob Brown as a partner, has returned to market and is eyeing a first close this month.

The firm, which focuses on debt and debt-like investments, believes the pandemic downturn presents even greater opportunity for dealmaking.

Radial Equity Partners was founded in 2019 by Phil Carpenter, an 18-year veteran of Irving Place, the former Bear Stearns Merchant Banking.

The biggest firms in our annual ranking of private equity capital raisers and how their totals have evolved over the last 10 years, visualised.

Despite a slowdown in private equity fundraising, Guidepost was able to attract capital initially from existing relationships Guidepost partners had at their former firm, North Bridge.

Over the last 10 years the industry has transformed from the pre-GFC leveraged buyout model to one based on building stronger business. What are the elements that went into that transformation?

The firms from across the PEI 300 that made the headlines this year.