Fundraising

Fund VII represents a 57 percent increase over Arlington’s previous fund, Arlington Capital Partners VI, which closed in 2023 at $3.81 billion.

The Middle East and North Africa region has become increasingly attractive to managers as they attempt to tap its massive stock of sovereign wealth fund capital.

PSG Europe III is targeting a 3.0x gross MOIC and 30% gross IRR, according to documents prepared for the New Jersey State Investment Council.

The platform’s fifth fund held an initial close a year since capital raising began, according to Buyouts data.

Over its history, Roark has invested in a who’s who of quick-service restaurant chains, many of them acquired in multibillion-dollar deals.

The firm, which launched with a deal-by-deal model, has invested heavily in operating partners as part of its investment thesis.

Fund III will target North American companies within the tech-enabled business services and consumable products industries.

Bucking the industry trend of challenging fundraising and more time on the road, Arcline closed Fund IV in under 10 months.

Ben Luckett, who set up Aviva's VC platform in 2015, says low distributed to paid-in ratios have been less of an issue for the investor to date due to the use of evergreen structures.