Fundraising

While our annual ranking has revealed the industry’s biggest fundraisers, private equity firms face growing competition from several investors lurking in the shadows.  

The private equity firm will pay as much as $804m for the Swiss watchmaker as investors are given an 8 May deadline to commit to its seventh buyout fund.

Ijara Capital Partners is the first Pakistani fund to be licensed for operation in the country.

Our proprietary ranking of the world’s largest firms by capital raised in the last five years.

The firms are predominantly from North America, with a high share in venture capital.

The firm is looking to raise at least $20bn without a set target or hard-cap, and will begin deploying capital around year-end.

Two veteran fundraisers discuss the return of high-net-worth capital, the rise of fund restructurings and a question that has been asked since the mid-90s: is too much money chasing too few deals?

The Spanish firm has fully invested its third fund and is gearing up to raise a new fund.

The Arif Naqvi-led firm is reportedly well on its way to a sizeable first close on its first global fund.

The Spanish growth investor has a hard cap of €200 million for the fund which has struck two deals so far.