Fundraising

The private equity industry continues to face challenges around realisations, according to chief executive Bobby Le Blanc.

Fund III's LPs include endowments, foundations, health systems, public pension plans, family offices, fund of funds, advisors, and consultants.

Transom also announced the closing of an additional $79.5 million in co-investor capital commitments.

One measure of this sentiment is seen in the recent close of KKR’s debut mid-market product, Ascendant Fund, at an oversubscribed $4.6bn, despite rocky fundraising conditions.

TPG believes its GP solutions platform will scale similarly to the firm's other PE strategies, says CEO Jon Winkelried.

Pelican Energy Partners Base Zero's LPs include endowments, foundations, family offices, pension plans and prominent gatekeepers.

Fund III's LPs include insurance companies, consultants, public pensions, endowments, family offices, sovereign wealth funds, wealth managers and funds-of-funds across North America, Europe and around the globe.

Capital Dynamics Global Secondaries VI's investors include public pension plans—many of which represent first responders—along with US unions and wealth managers.

Shamrock Capital Growth Fund VI surpassed its hard cap of $1.25 billion while Shamrock Capital Clover Fund I beat its target, raising about $320 million within six months.

Southeast Asia, once touted as the continent’s next big thing in private equity, is struggling to live up to expectations. What’s holding the region back?