Feb 3, 2025 · Buyouts is the leading authority in U.S. mid-market private equity industry, providing exclusive news, insights, data, and more.

Feb 3, 2025 · Graham Partners is running a solidly “mid-market” single-asset continuation fund deal, looking to extend its hold over portfolio company Gatekeeper Systems, which it acquired in 2019, sources tell Buyouts.

Jul 1, 2024 · Who are the largest private equity firms in North America? See the Buyouts 100 for full coverage of the fundraising environment.

Dec 12, 2024 · Buyouts Emerging Manager Survey 2024: Seven takeaways. Here are the key findings that every emerging manager should know from the Buyouts Emerging Manager Survey conducted in partnership with Gen II Fund Services, LLC.

Jan 17, 2025 · Fundraising timelines, measured from an offering’s launch to its final close, rose to an average of 19 months in 2024, according to Buyouts data. That is up from 2023, when sponsors closing funds put in an average of 18 months, and 2022, the first year of the slowdown, when the average was 14 months.

Jan 3, 2025 · As Buyouts reported in its recent Emerging Manager Survey special report, $26.7 billion was raised in the first three quarters of 2024, the lowest tally in years. That led Brooke Coburn, founder and partner at Capitol Meridian Partners, to tell us, “If things continue at levels we’ve seen over the past few years, we’re at risk of losing ...

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Jan 14, 2025 · Cautious optimism for fundraising in 2025. Facing limited options, GPs are turning to SPACs and continuation vehicles, while some believe a revival of the IPO market, currently favoring only top-tier assets, could reignite activity.

Download the February 2025 issue of Buyouts. Inside: Why the bloom is fading for co-investment; Fundraising dips for third year in a row; What does 2025 hold for emerging managers?; And much more…

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