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Nordic Private Capital Breakdown

February 22, 2021

PitchBook's first full-length report dedicated to private capital trends in the Nordics explores buyouts and venture in depth across complete industry cycles, from dealmaking to fundraising.

Continuation funds: How GPs are holding on for longer

February 3, 2021

Audax Group raised $1.7 billion for its so-called "continuation fund" in January, joining a growing group of PE firms that have started creating liquidity by buying their own portfolio companies.

Nordic Capital hits €6.1B close after remote fundraise

October 1, 2020

Nordic Capital has hit a €6.1 billion hard cap on its latest flagship fund after less than six months on the road and no face-to-face meetings.

CVC Capital hits €21.3B close on Europe's largest buyout fund

July 6, 2020

CVC Capital Partners has raised Europe's first mega-fund since the COVID-19 crisis began.

Ex-Warburg Pincus execs raise €392M for tech platform fund

June 17, 2020

Newly launched Corten Capital has raised €392 million for its first fund dedicated to bolt-on deals.

8 big things: Wall Street's sporting chance

May 3, 2020

The increasing confluence of finance and sports joins profits at Instacart, a dot-org debate and a spate of SPACs in our recap of the week.

Private equity fundraising totals sure to tumble due to the coronavirus

March 31, 2020

With dealmaking slowing and limited partners worrying about the economy, the fundraising market could be in line for its first serious decline since the last financial crisis.

11 big things: One giant leap for startup-kind

March 1, 2020

A rundown of the biggest valuation leaps from new unicorns joins trendy new funds, more fintech deals and DoorDash's IPO aims in our recap of the week.

FoF fundraising has fallen for 10 years and counting

February 21, 2020

Fund-of-funds fundraising has been on a consistent nosedive for the past decade, and that's likely to continue.

After record-breaking 2019, US PE fundraising expected to dip in 2020

January 10, 2020

Last year, private equity fundraising in the US hit record territory, raising $300 billion across funds from PE heavyweights such as Blackstone and Advent International.

Platinum Equity becomes latest PE heavyweight to raise $10B fund

January 7, 2020

Platinum Equity has closed its fifth flagship fund on $10 billion, the largest pool of capital in the Los Angeles-based firm's 25-year history.

Secondaries growth shows no signs of slowing down

December 6, 2019

We've been covering some of the PE predictions we made last year. On deck this week is our all-time-high prediction for secondaries activity. Narrowing our definition to secondaries fund cash flows, our forecast turned out to be true.

Dyal raises $9B+ GP stakes fund amid strategy spike

December 2, 2019

Dyal Capital Partners has raised a $9 billion-plus GP stakes fund—the largest-ever for the alternative asset investment strategy.

Against expectations, private debt fundraising saw a decline in 2019

November 27, 2019

Late last year, we published PitchBook's 2019 Private Equity Outlook, our crystal ball analyst note where we took a crack at predicting trends in the year ahead. For private debt fundraising, we were slightly off.

Tech-focused PE funds are rising and thriving

November 15, 2019

Over the past decade, tech-centered PE funds have outperformed their non-tech-focused peers. 2019 has not only kept the trend going, but it's broken records in terms of capital raised for such funds.