PE Fundraising

As distributions stall, LPs are weighing steep discounts on the secondary market against the cost of staying put.

LPs have redirected capital toward growth funds this year even as overall fundraising collapsed.

Bolt-ons and non-backed targets are carrying regional dealmaking.

The largest LPs keep writing checks to managers that can’t beat their smaller peers—and will probably continue to do so

It will target markets where incumbents are protected by high switching costs and regulatory barriers.

There was $34B in deals focused on a single company, as sponsors sought to hold onto trophy assets while cashing out investors

PE buyout funds have scaled to $20 billion+, but bigger doesn’t guarantee superior returns. We examine how megafunds compare to middle-market peers on value creation, exit conditions, and return dispersion in a higher-for-longer rate environment.

Pension reform is freeing institutions in the Netherlands to pour more capital into private markets, even as sponsors turn more cautious about new deals in the country.

Germany is the only major market where emerging managers raised more funds than their experienced rivals.

They were among the largest Asian-focused vehicles raised in recent years.

PE found a way around a difficult market for selling companies: It sells to itself. Now the SEC wants to know how.

Q&A with Andy Kuper, CEO and founder of LeapFrog Investments.

BCP Asia III is the PE giant’s largest fund for the region.

Co-investment funds raised a record $47.3 billion last year, despite charging management fees and carried interest.

The 10 largest funds accounted for more than half of all capital raised, with industrial-focused Triton and Greenbriar among the winners

From passive income to dedicated vehicles, institutional capital is reshaping how music rights are owned and developed.

Q&A with Rob Kaplan of Asia’s first recycled plastics fund, Circulate Capital

Private market AUM is estimated to reach $26.7 trillion by 2030, but with sharp divergence between strategies