Maintaining a relationship between two private equity professionals can be a challenge, as work and travel take up most of their time. 'It forces us to be intentional about how we spend time together.' https://t.co/qjFX5ESJ2d

As part of the process, the firm is letting go of some staff, including managing directors Helen Chiang and Loren Easton, who have moved into senior adviser roles. #Fundraising https://t.co/2HcSLTQXgf

In perhaps the most significant change, OMERS, a pioneer of institutional direct investing, is launching a new global private equity funds strategy. #PrivateEquity https://t.co/Km95DqrPEm

The firm was best positioned to know the asset well, which helped inform its ability to set an appropriate price, Kian managing partner Kevin McCarthy said in an interview. #Secondaries https://t.co/4Q2AOZJw1o

Continuim Equity Partners focuses on acquiring lower mid-market manufacturing and industrial companies, mostly located in the US Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions. #EmergingManagers #Fundraising https://t.co/ZE8x0SnDkK

Hull Street Energy was founded in 2014 by managing partner Sarah Wright, who previously held senior roles at ECP and Goldman Sachs. #Fundraising https://t.co/kzEQRkdpDf

In taking over from Suyi Kim, Gubbels will become CPP Investments’ second consecutive female private equity head. https://t.co/I0N2jLRJN6

The new flagship offering's target size is 12% larger than Fund IX, closed in 2021 at $5.6bn. #Fundraising https://t.co/PUJXXDJVt9

Setty tells us about her dream job as CEO of Global Citizen, her love of all things French and why focusing on the J-curve has its shortcomings. https://t.co/axiuuOOe5x

The firm raised $68bn in Q2, bringing inflows over the last 12 months to $140bn, Brookfield’s highest ever in a 12-month period. https://t.co/Ovw1TI5fqr #Fundraising

The flagship fund, targeting $12.5bn with a $15bn hard-cap, is expected to hold a final close in the early months of 2025, sources told Buyouts. #fundraising https://t.co/xBhRsPpGH9

Buyout, growth equity, #venturecapital, #secondaries and other #privateequity funds raised $254bn in the first half, nearly matching the results of a year earlier. #fundraising https://t.co/oIkH5qlKMH

It is understood Lazard’s head of US secondaries advisory Amanda Ugarte will join the investment bank to head up and build out its #secondaries advisory team. https://t.co/HE03Gs0QZi

At its new total, Blackstone Capital Partners IX could be only several months away from wrapping up. https://t.co/imb8hn6JLd #Fundraising

Some #LPs have been frustrated by what they describe as a loophole in the #GPs’ ostensible 80-100% management fee offset. https://t.co/k6jTBCw5ep

In a brutal fundraising market for emerging managers, commitments from GCM Grosvenor/CalPERS and New York Common provide a leg up for Excolere’s debut vehicle, recently rolled out with a $400m target. #EmergingManager #FundraisingMatters https://t.co/2r6F30AGRW

It comes down to strategy, performance and the ability to return proceeds to LPs in a reasonable time frame, according to Alex Wolf, founder and managing partner of Kingswood Capital Management. #EmergingManager #Fundraising https://t.co/q8CF1BuvoB

Via its Capital Constellation platform, the NY alternative manager is adding a European software data-focused PE firm to its sizable portfolio of #GP investments. #Fundraising https://t.co/LUnx5dgQ6n

The fund is expected to reach its hard-cap within six months of a first close, held in May, sources told Buyouts, indicating that a final close should take place before year’s end. #Fundraising https://t.co/JNCfUgoHzE

Buyouts' annual list of the biggest 100 private equity firms in the US and Canada, as judged by fundraising over the past five years, shows another big year for PE giants. #Fundraising #PrivateEquity https://t.co/Y6MpQbbGVo