Fundraising

A PitchBook analysis finds that the types of firms doing GP-led secondaries deals has transformed drastically in the past few years.

ArcLight Capital Partners’ $3.4bn haul for its seventh flagship fund and Odyssey Investment Partners’ $3.25bn for its sixth flagship fund were among the largest funds closed during the month.

The UK-headquartered firm is set to hold final closes this month on two northern European mid-market focused vehicles, Genesis 9 and Saturn 2.

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Musicco until January led private markets at Investment Management Corp of Ontario and prior to late 2018 held senior roles at Ontario Teachers’​ Pension Plan.

Seed platform Evolution Managers Capital backed Conanicut Capital, which was formed by Jared Paquette.

Knox Lane was founded last year by Managing Partner John Bailey and Partner Shamik Patel, both veterans of TPG's growth equity and mid-market buyout arm.

The firm is aiming for a first close on the flagship in April and a final close by June.

The Singaporean firm held the final close on Quadria Capital Fund II on $595m after raising its hard-cap from $500m, managing partner Abrar Mir tells PEI.

Strong fundraising is a result of emerging and established growth equity brands closing ever larger funds as well as buyout managers wading into the space.