Thomas H Lee Partners, one of the oldest private equity firms in the industry, has set a fundraising target of $6.25bn for its latest buyout fund, Thomas H Lee Equity Partners X, according to a report by Private Equity International.
The Pennsylvania Public School Employees’ Retirement System board has approved new investment commitments totalling approximately $720m, including allocations to a private credit fund and two private equity funds.
BlackRock has held the first close of its new high-yield infrastructure debt fund, Global Infrastructure Debt II, with $1.3bn in capital commitments, which represents more than half of the funds’ $2.5bn target, according to a report by Infrastructure Investor.
Atlanta-based private equity firm Resurgens Technology Partners has completed fundraising for its Fund III with $800m in commitments, exceeding those of its two previous funds, RTP I and RTP II, which raised $200m and $500m respectively.
HarbourVest Partners has raised a record $18.5bn in its latest private equity secondaries fundraising – $15.1bn for the oversubscribed main Dover Street XI fund, and an additional $3.4bn for Secondary Overflow Fund V, dedicated to secondary co-investment opportunities.
Almost half (49%) of investors globally consider private equity to be overvalued, rising from 46% in H1 2024, according to alternatives data and insight provider Preqin’s Investor Outlook H2 2024 report, which surveyed 185 institutional investors.
London-based private lender Pemberton Asset Management is seeking to raise €3.75bn ($4.2bn) for its latest opportunistic credit fund, Pemberton Strategic Credit Fund IV, amid growing challenges faced by traditional banks, according to a report by the Wall Street Journal.
Insight Partners, a PE and VC firm focused on tech and software investment, has now raised over $10bn for its 13th flagship fund, ahead of a final close which is expected in early 2025, according to a report by Venture Capital Journal citing sources familiar with the matter.
Swedish investment firm EQT, Europe’s largest private equity house with over €200bn in assets under management, is looking to raise $12.5bn for a new fund which will focus on investments in the Asian market, according to a report by Reuters.
Balderton Capital, one of Europe’s leading technology venture capital firms, has raised $615mfor its Early Stage Fund IX and $685m Growth Fund II, to back Europe’s “most ambitious entrepreneurs from seed stage through IPO.
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