Kirk Falconer
Knox Lane was founded last year by Managing Partner John Bailey and Partner Shamik Patel, both veterans of TPG's growth equity and mid-market buyout arm.
Strong fundraising is a result of emerging and established growth equity brands closing ever larger funds as well as buyout managers wading into the space.
Serent promoted Stewart Lynn and Prital Kadakia, increasing the number of partners to five, including founders Kevin Frick and David Kennedy.
Fund VI is Birch Hill's largest fund to date, exceeding by 35 percent the C$1.3bn raised by its predecessor in 2015.
Siguler Guff's Small Buyout Opportunities Fund IV, closed in December at $1.57 billion-plus, will invest in funds and direct activity on a 50:50 basis.
Following a significant re-weighting of CDPQ's private equity portfolio, direct investing represents more than three-quarters of all activity.
Graham, a 17-year OMERS veteran, will replace Mark Redman, who has decided to leave the Canadian pension fund for personal reasons.
Align kept a rapid investment pace over three years, completing 24 platform and add-on deals, helping to validate its strategy, Managing Partner Steve Dyke said.
David Rogers, who founded CBRE Caledon Capital in 2007, previously led the private equity group of OMERS.
Structured financing and minority investments from four firms, including AlpInvest Partners, helped make EagleTree Capital the largest investor in Fund V.
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