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.

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 a smaller number in market than a year prior.

Our latest investor report suggests private equity’s fundraising slowdown will continue for the foreseeable future.

In the equity business, this year has marked the end of an era, chief executive Marc Rowan said on the firm's latest earnings call.

The listed GP stakes and direct lending giant amassed $12.9bn in December for its fifth vehicle, the biggest-ever fund for the strategy.

The European manager was originally seeking €6.5bn for its latest offering.