Fundraising

Leonard Green is expected to size Green Equity Investors X along the lines of its predecessor, which raised $15.2bn in 2022.

Accessing the mass market will require a change in thinking and operational approach from GPs. Plus: a MENA fund close; and managers are increasingly benchmarking compensation. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Buyout, growth equity, secondaries, venture capital and other private equity funds raised a total of $250bn in the first half, down 13 percent from $289bn raised a year earlier.

North American funds were the most active during H1 2025 in spite of growing geopolitical uncertainty.

An early look at H1 fundraising stats suggests private equity's bleak midwinter shows little sign of a thaw. Plus: Temasek's allocation to unlisted assets is on the decline and Asante doubles its partnership. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

A key contributor to LLCP's fundraising success has likely been the firm's track record of executing on more than $4.6bn of realizations over the past three years.

The New York Life Insurance Company subsidiary highlights lower mid-market as its edge.

Fund II’s limited partners include financial institutions, insurance companies, university endowments, funds of funds and family offices.

As of the final closing, One Rock manages more than $10 billion of cumulative capital commitments.

PE firms are eyeing the US’s $12trn defined contribution market as their next battleground. Navigating the structural and legal hurdles won’t be an easy task.