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Large managers were last year the preferred choice of 'new money,' Rees said, or LPs that are comparatively new to private equity, such as overseas and retail investors.
Along with expanding its geographic coverage, One Rock is adding to its family of funds. Together with the launch of the latest flagship, it unveiled the $650m One Rock Emerald Fund.
Nord shares with us his fantasy job as an architect (or city planner), his tequila collection and why the journey is more important than the destination.
Kim, global head of private equity at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, was the 'first female private equity professional in South Korea' when she joined Carlyle in 2002. The novelty caused some confusion, including being mistaken for a secretary.
Wallman's ascent to managing director at Encore Consumer Capital was fueled by her 'leading an outsized share of new deals' she says.
More sponsors closed funds at or above their targets in 2022 than they did in prior years, including the record-breaking 2021, according to Buyouts data.
In recent years, a handful of shops have launched to invest in the royalty-generating creative property of artists and songwriters.
Confidence about ONCAP V achieving a final close in 2023 owes to the platform’s “formidable track record,” president Bobby Le Blanc said.
Fundraising timelines last year were the longest since 2010, when private equity was recovering from the financial crisis.
Capital raised totaled $528bn in 2022, down only slightly from the $535bn secured in the robust market of 2021. But fund closings fell to their lowest level since 2017, down 29% from a year earlier.
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