With LP diversification dominating discourse, private equity managers are set to serve many masters with distinct priorities. Based on Private Equity Wire’s allocator surveys of more than 100 LPs through 2025, here are some factors that wealth managers very clearly prioritise more than the traditional institutional LP base. In time,
Hollyport Capital, a specialist secondary investor focused on capturing value in legacy private equity assets, has closed its ninth flagship fund, Hollyport Secondary Opportunities IX. The fund was oversubscribed and raised $4.3bn, including the General Partner’s commitment, which exceeded the Fund’s $3bn target and is more than double the size
The Teachers’ Retirement System of the State of Illinois (TRS) has approved $65m in new commitments to private equity and $300m to private credit strategies during its October board meeting.
Singapore-based sovereign investor GIC is exploring the sale of private equity fund stakes with a net asset value of at least $1bn, according to a report by Bloomberg citing people familiar with the matter.
London-based private-equity firm GHO Capital Partners LLP has raised more than €2.5bn ($2.9bn) in commitments for its latest fund GHO Capital IV LP, the firm’s largest to date and 25% larger than its predecessor, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Diversis Capital, a lower mid-market software and technology-focused private equity firm, has closed its third fund at $1.2bn, exceeding the initial $850m target and nearly doubling the size of its 2021 Fund II, which raised $680m, according to a report by Buyouts Insider.
Blackstone Inc has expanded its credit assets under management to $508bn, marking an 18% year-on-year increase, according to a report by Bloomberg. The increase was led by strong inflows into the firm’s private investment-grade credit platform, which grew by 33% to about $123bn.
Columbia Threadneedle Investments has launched the CT US asset-backed securities fund, designed to meet growing demand from UK and European institutional investors, and defined benefit pension schemes, for high-grade securitised credit solutions.
BC Partners has secured approximately €1.8bn ($2.1bn) in investor commitments for its new flagship fund, with the private equity firm aiming for a first close by the end of 2025, according to a report by Bloomberg citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
New analysis from fund admin services provider Ocorian shows that assets in private equity funds have surged to a record high of $9.92tn, rising by over 570% between 2010 and 2025 from $1.48tn. Funds have gained 10.8% since December 2024.
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