Private Equity

Fundraising

Investindustrial taps wealth channel for first time in flagship close

The firm gathered roughly 10% of the capital for its €4bn eighth fund from non-institutional investors, founder Andrea Bonomi tells PEI.

3 min read · 03 April 2025

APAC's fundraising slowdown gives LPs more room to breathe

Funds are taking 20 months on average to close in the current environment, according to Private Equity International’s 2024 Fundraising Report.

2 min read · 02 April 2025

Sixth Street targets up to $5bn for latest bespoke opportunities fund

All-weather in nature, Sixth Street’s opportunities strategy is as comfortable in so-called blue-sky investments as it is in stressed and distressed deals.

3 min read · 01 April 2025

Institutional investors are driving the rise of semi-liquid funds

The evergreen structure reduces inefficiencies for institutional LPs and can even help mitigate the denominator effect, according to speakers at PEI Group’s Investor Relations Network New York Forum.

3 min read · 01 April 2025

IK hits hard-cap on its first flagship fund post-acquisition

IK X Fund closed on €3.3bn after receiving a fundraising extension from LPs, PEI understands.

3 min read · 01 April 2025

Could this be the year fundraising comes back to life?

A liquidity premium in 2025 may inject new life into private equity fundraising following three years of brutal market conditions.

3 min read · 01 April 2025

Fundraising

Ropes & Gray on fundraising's recovery despite uncertainty

The fundraising market looks set to rebound in spite of longer timelines and uncertainty in the US, say Warren Goodworth, Bryan Hunkele and Steven Zaorski, partners in the asset management group at Ropes & Gray.

7 min read · 01 April 2025

Fundraising

Davis Polk & Wardwell on being ready for the fundraising spring

In the face of a challenged market, there is room for creative and strategic sponsors to find success, say Andrew Ahern and Michael Hong, partners in the investment management practice at Davis Polk & Wardwell.

7 min read · 01 April 2025

Placement Agent Ranking 2024: Private equity's top external fundraisers – updated

PEI's latest Placement Agent Ranking lists the most active external fundraising firms by new capital raised for clients in the 12 months to end-May.

2 min read · 01 April 2025

Simpson Thacher tops PEI’s latest fund formation rankings

The law firm secured lead position by aggregate value of capital raised at $187bn, followed by Kirkland & Ellis and Linklaters.

4 min read · 31 March 2025

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