Fundraising

EQT X has amassed €19.8bn as of 30 September and is expected to exceed its target of €20bn at final close.

New LPs joined and existing ones reupped in a process that allowed the European firm to 'test the water' ahead of an ambitious fundraise plan for next year.

The South and Southeast Asia specialist collected $700m for Fund V in December 2022.

PEI spoke with Aware Super’s global head of private equity, Jenny Newmarch, about the pension’s appetite for emerging managers, increasing its direct investments, and the decision to open its first office outside of Australia in London.

The pros and cons of in-house versus outsourced capital raising was debated at PEI’s Investor Relations forum this week.

The firm, founded by industry stalwart Mounir 'Moose' Guen, has raised capital for some of the biggest names in alternatives.

Industry heavyweights anticipate a wave of capital to come into private markets asset classes in the coming years – a dynamic that seems inescapable.

GPs expected smoother fundraising efforts towards the end of the year. That’s looking less likely with the US regulator’s private funds reform.

A confluence of factors is driving interest in infrastructure secondaries.

The survey, which compiled responses from 101 senior buyout, growth, private debt, VC, real estate and infrastructure executives globally, found that more than 60% have, or plan to have, private wealth units.