Fundraising

Up to 80% of capital raised for the vehicle will target direct investments, with the remainder targeting primaries and secondaries investments, PEI understands.

Fund VI's limited partners include financial institutions, insurance companies, pension funds, foundations, endowments, consultants, funds of funds, and institutional family offices.

Fund II's limited partners include endowments, family offices, and fund of funds.

In a subdued deal environment, mid-market buyouts are drawing more attention. This perhaps explains why KKR has had success with the debut strategy at a time when fundraising is especially challenging.

Fund VIII will invest in specialty manufacturing, value-added distribution, consumer products and services and business services sectors across North America.

The fund is among several that are bringing capital into a small and emerging manager ecosystem that is seeing a general reduction of capital flows.

Meet up-and-coming fundraising professionals who have been developing their firms' IR functions and forging investor relationships from the Americas to Asia-Pacific.

Unique for an emerging manager, Unity Partners is committed to practicing employee ownership in all its mid-market buyout investments.