A significant majority of GPs (79%) expect deal returns to increase this year – a marked rise from just 24% in 2024 – reflecting a broader industry rebound after a challenging few years for deal-making and fundraising, according to Investec Bank’s Private Equity Trends 2025 Report.
Charlotte-based private equity firm Falfurrias Management Partners has closed its latest middle-market private equity fund, Falfurrias Capital Partners VI, at $1.35bn in investor commitments, surpassing its initial target.
Pan-European private equity firm Oakley Capital has successfully closed Oakley Capital Fund VI at its €4.5bn hard cap, just six months after launching the fundraise in September 2024.
The Pennsylvania Municipal Retirement System (PMRS) is actively evaluating private credit as part of its US-focused investment strategy while seeking broader asset diversification, according to a report by Bloomberg citing CEO Timothy Reese.
The Sacramento County Employees’ Retirement System (SCERS) has made three new alternative investment commitments totalling $120m, further diversifying its portfolio across real estate and private equity, according to a report by Pension & Investments Online.
New State Capital Partners has held the final close of Fund IV with $700m in capital commitments. The fundraising, which was oversubscribed, above its target, and completed in less than six months takes the firm’s overall assets to $1.8bn.
Carr’s Hill Capital Partners Management (Carr’s Hill), a New Orleans-based private equity firm focused on family- and founder-owned businesses in the industrial and infrastructure services sectors, has closed its first fund at $210m.
Arcmont Asset Management has secured mandates totalling €475m for a new Impact Lending strategy from pension asset manager APG, and TIAA, one of the world’s largest institutional investors and a provider of retirement and financial services.
bd-capital, a pan-European, operator-led private investment firm, has held the final closing of its second fund, bd-capital Fund 2 at €430m in total capital commitments – 20% higher than its initial fundraising target of €350m.
Private equity giant Blackstone has raised an $8bn fund – Blackstone Real Estate Debt Strategies V (BREDS V) – to invest in commercial real estate debt, marking one of the largest such fundraises in history, according to a report by Benzinga.
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