Kirk Falconer

With about $4.2 bln raised to date, Blackstone Energy Partners III is within striking distance of a reported target of $4.5 bln

EIV is seeking $750 mln for a fourth midstream energy fund, 67 pct more than the amount raised by its 2017 predecessor.

IMCO is one of Canada’s newest institutional investors, created in 2016 to help public sector funds scale and gain access to private-market investments.

The promotion of Leah Boyd to partner increases Whitehorse Liquidity Partners' leadership team to six.

Late last year, principals with deep roots at Marlin Equity Partners unveiled the debut funds of Crest Rock Partners and Teleo Capital.

Sagard's healthcare royalty platform, launched last year, sees opportunity in the small and mid-sized end of the global market.

The appointment of Pikar, who previously led HIG Growth Partners-owned CDI Technologies, increases OMERS Growth Equity’s managing directors to two.

Private equity fundraising in 2019 was “hotter ‘n blue blazes,” as the old Southern saying goes, with new tech offerings providing much of the sizzle. Technology was a theme across the fundraising spectrum. It took in mega-funds sponsored by North America’s biggest PE firms, which last year captured an especially large share of the cash. […]

Growth equity is 2019’s most popular fund strategy after buyouts, accounting for more than one-fifth of capital raised at the end of September

Novacap, a long-time specialist in sector-focused investing, created a dedicated financial services strategy to gain access to deal flow often overlooked by private equity firms. Novacap this month announced the launch of an inaugural financial services fund with a target of C$500 million ($380 million) and hard cap of C$600 million. The vehicle recently raised […]