Private Equity Insights

JUNE 8, 2024

Ultra-rich individuals and families worth more than $150bn are helping drive a resurgence in private equity buyouts, providing capital for some of the year’s biggest acquisitions to overcome a tough dealmaking environment. They’ve made a mark on Wall Street as go-to sources of capital for investment firms like KKR & Co.

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Private Equity Insights

NOVEMBER 10, 2023

New York-based private equity firm Harvest Partners (Harvest), has closed it latest buyout fund, Harvest Partners IX and its parallel funds (HP IX) with $5.34bn in capital commitments, ahead of its $5.25bn target. Harvest and its affiliates have over $20 billion of assets under management.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 5, 2024

maker of sports uniforms and school yearbooks, from buyout firm Bain Capital for about $4.75 KKR will own Varsity Brands through its Americas private equity fund, the sources said, requesting anonymity because the deal has not yet been announced. Read more BlackRock Unveils Climate Policies for $150bn in Funds BlackRock Inc.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Vitruvian Partners, a PE firm focused on investments in middle market companies, has closed its latest buyout fund, Vitruvian Investment Partnership V (VIP V), at €7.3bn ($8.1bn) in total capital commitments, surpassing its initial target of €6.5bn. Notable include the $519.9

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Private Equity Professional

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Blue Sage Capital has held a final closing of its fourth fund, Blue Sage Capital IV LP (Fund IV), with $618 million of capital. The new fund closed above its original $400 million target and its original hard cap of $550 million. With the close of Fund IV, the firm has now raised over $1.2

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Private Equity Insights

JANUARY 23, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital, a middle market private equity firm focused on recapitalisations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings, has closed its sixth private equity fund, Wynnchurch Capital Partners VI, with $3.5bn of capital commitments.

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Private Equity Wire

FEBRUARY 5, 2025

The Arizona Public Safety Personnel Retirement System, bases in Phoenix, has disclosed two new commitments totaling $450m, including a $250m allocation to private credit fund TPG Angelo Gordon Asset Based Credit Evergreen Fund, according to a report by Pensions & Investments Online.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

European pension funds are committing a "miniscule" amount of their vast capital to VC funds in the region, continuing their historical trend of punching below their weight, new research from Atomico shows.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 21, 2024

BlackFin Capital Partners, a leading European financial services sector investment specialist, has held the final close of BlackFin Financial Services Fund IV with €1.8bn, taking the firm’s total assets under management to $4bn. Since raising Fund III, BlackFin has invested substantially into its platform.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 5, 2025

The Los Angeles City Employees Retirement System (LACERS) has approved significant commitments totalling $367m to private credit and private equity funds, as outlined in the materials presented at its 25 February board meeting, according to a report by Pension & Investment Online.

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Private Equity Insights

DECEMBER 5, 2023

RRJ Capital, the private equity firm founded by former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. banker Richard Ong, is seeking to raise as much as $2bn for a new fund that focuses on private credit in Asia. The soon-to-be-launched private credit fund has a target investment return rate of 15% to 18% and will avoid distressed situations.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

The $49.7bn-managing Texas County & District Retirement System has picked a pair of private equity and credit funds for its latest alternatives investments. The post Texas County & District picks OrbiMed, Linden Capital for latest alts commitments appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

MARCH 14, 2025

South Korea is cementing its status as a key destination for global private equity, drawing major firms such as Apollo Global Management and Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), with both having recently established offices in Seoul, according to a report by Private Equity Insights. increase from the prior year.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Wynnchurch Capital (Wynnchurch), a middle market private equity firm focused on recapitalisations, growth capital, management buyouts, corporate carve-outs, and restructurings, has closed its sixth private equity fund, Wynnchurch Capital Partners VI, with $3.5bn of capital commitments.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

billion) for a credit fund for Australia and New Zealand, as it seeks to capitalize on opportunities created by banks retreating from leveraged lending. The Ares Asia Direct Lending fund, the company’s first leveraged buyout vehicle for the region, has deployed over A$1.04 billion) for a credit fund for Australia and.

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AltAssets

JUNE 19, 2024

Financial advisory and asset management major Lazard has brought in former Citigroup managing director Ali Syed to boost its coverage of sovereign wealth funds and pensions. The post Lazard brings in Citigroup’s Syed to lead sovereign wealth, pension fund private capital advisory first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JULY 18, 2023

Global buyout firm Apollo Global Management is building out a new team to target family offices as its looks to widen its fundraising efforts to include ultra-wealthy investors as well as institutions, according to a report by Bloomberg. read more The post Apollo To Target Top Family Offices appeared first on Private Equity Insights.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 22, 2023

Keensight Capital, a private equity manager dedicated to making European growth buyout investments with offices in Paris, London and Boston, has raised €2.8bn in funds to invest in companies operating in the technology and healthcare sectors.

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Private Equity Insights

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Billion for Australia Private Credit Fund Ares Management Corp. billion) for a credit fund for Australia and. read more Dutch Pension Fund Divests $3B from Fossil Fuel Firms Dutch pension fund PFZW has completed a $3.02 Read more Ares Raises $1.7 has raised A$2.6 billion ($1.7 billion (EUR 2.8

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AltAssets

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

The $40bn-managing South Carolina Retirement System Investment Commission is the latest LP to back KPS Capital Partners' $8bn-targeting Special Situations Fund VI. The post Another big pension fund commits to KPS Capital Partners’ $8bn-targeting Fund VI first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

APRIL 25, 2024

Pension fund managment major the New Jersey Division of Investment as picked out CVC Capital and Bain Capital vehicles among its latest suite of fund commitments. The post CVC, Bain Capital funds get New Jersey pension backing amid $875m of new commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

JANUARY 11, 2024

The $187bn-managing Teacher Retirement System of Texas has picked a pair of Insight Partners funds among its latest raft of alternatives commitments. The post Insight Partners, Pollen Street funds pick up Texas Teachers pension fund backing first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

JUNE 27, 2023

The Paris-based company has raised the money for a secondary fund that profits from institutional investors who sometimes have to sell stakes in private equity funds early. Typically, buyout funds lock up investors’ money for more than a decade. By contrast, its flagship buyout fund had raised $15.5bn by the end of March.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 31, 2023

New Mexico State Investment Council, a $44bn-managing pension fund investor, has picked private credit and a string of venture capital vehicles in its latest suite of fund commitments. The post New Mexico’s $44bn pension fund unveils latest VC, credit fund commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Insights

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

As global funds seek alternative markets for investments and fundraising due to restrictions in China, Korea is emerging as a focal point. According to industry sources on Sunday, KIC will allocate 200bn won to Apollo Global Management’s 10th buyout fund. Source: Pulse News Can’t stop reading? stake in Indian cancer.

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Pension Pulse

DECEMBER 4, 2024

He was the long-time chair of the Toronto Port Authority and, earlier in his career, advised a committee of Canada’s Senate on issues that included the creation of major public-sector pension funds such as the Public Sector Pension Investment Board. Still, I will wait to read the final report to see what Mr. Poirier has to say.

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Private Equity Insights

APRIL 5, 2024

The buyout of Nuvei, which has a market capitalization of nearly $4.42 Existing shareholders – Fayer, private equity firm Novacap and Canadian pension fund CDPQ – are expected to indirectly own or control about 24%, 18% and 12%, respectively, of the equity in the private company after the deal closes.

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Private Equity Wire

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

These new commitments follow previous private markets investments made by the pension fund in 2021, which included $100m to Thomas H Lee Equity Fund XI and $75m each to ICG Europe Fund VIII and Summit Partners Growth Equity Fund XI.

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Private Equity Insights

MARCH 17, 2023

Question is: Can it become a one-stop shop for pension funds, endowments, insurers, and sovereign wealth funds eager for exposure to every major alternative-asset class — without diminishing its private credit franchise? At the end of 2022, the weighted average EBITDA of Ares Capital’s portfolio companies reached $275 million.

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AltAssets

MARCH 19, 2025

The $273bn-managing New York State Common Retirement Fund has picked out Stellex Capital Management and TA Associates funds through $700m of new commitments. The post TA Associates, Stellex Capital pick up commitments appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

The $3.7bn-managing San Antonio Fire & Police Pension Fund has picked four private equity firms to receive its latest tranche of fund commitments. The post San Antonio pension picks PSG, Arlington Capital among new private equity commitments first appeared on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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AltAssets

AUGUST 29, 2024

Pension fund giant the Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association has revealed more than $450m of new private equity fund commitments and co-investments. The post LACERA pensions picks Kingswood, Lightyear Capital among latest PE fund commitments, co-investments appeared first on AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 14, 2024

Insight Partners, a PE and VC firm focused on tech and software investment, has now raised over $10bn for its 13th flagship fund, ahead of a final close which is expected in early 2025, according to a report by Venture Capital Journal citing sources familiar with the matter.

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Private Equity Wire

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The private equity consortium led by buyout giant CVC Capital Partners, alongside Nordic Capital and Platinum Ivy, poised to acquire Hargreaves Lansdown has expanded its roster of lenders backing the £5.4bn deal, accordong tome report by the Business Desk.

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Private Equity Wire

AUGUST 12, 2024

The $36.1bn pension fund has allocated $75m to Fortress Credit Opportunity Fund VI, an opportunistic credit fund managed by Fortress Investment Group.

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Private Equity Professional

AUGUST 21, 2024

HarbourVest has held an oversubscribed, hard cap, and final closing of its eleventh private equity secondaries fund, Dover Street XI LP , with $15.1 billion of capital. In addition, the firm held a final close for its Secondary Overflow Fund V LP with an additional $3.4 billion of capital.

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Private Equity Wire

JANUARY 22, 2024

Alto Partners, an Italian mid-market private equity firm, has closed its latest fund, Alto Capital V, at €273m, notching a 30% increase over its predecessor, Alto Capital IV, which closed at €210m. It utilises both buyout and selected expansion investments, with the equity ticket ranging from €20m to €40m.

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