Aaron Weitzman
The US public pension backed five private equity funds in commitments worth nearly $1bn in Q1 2021.
The US public pension has backed a trio of private equity funds.
Sumeru Equity Partners is looking for a buyer for expense-management tech company MDSL, three sources familiar with the process told Buyouts. The process has passed first-round bids, one source said. William Blair is advising MDSL on the sale, the people said. MDSL, of Phoenix, Arizona, provides technology expense management and market data management through a […]
HireVue, a recruitment software company backed by Technology Crossover Ventures, Granite Ventures and Sequoia Capital, is on the block, sources familiar with the process told Buyouts. The process is in the early stages, the people said. It’s unclear when the first-round bids are due, they said. HireVue, of South Jordan, Utah, provides enterprises with a […]
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms went out with a bang in 2014. They closed out the year with a total of $209.6 billion raised, which is nearly $20 billion more than they raised in 2013 and nearly $50 billion more than 2012.
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine firms raised an estimated $150.9 billion year-to-date through October 17. That figure is up from $125.1 billion at this time last year. In the past two weeks, Perella Weinberg Partners closed its growth equity fund, hitting its target with $600 million in commitments, eclipsing its original target of $400 million. Another […]
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops secured approximately $143.27 billion in capital commitments in the first nine months of 2014. Fundraising continues to outpace last year, when the year-to-date tally was $114.9 billion.
Fundraising by U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops has topped $128 billion for the year through Aug. 15. Recently, Veritas Capital beat its $1.5 billion target for Veritas Capital Fund V LP with $1.9 billion in capital commitments. The fund was significantly oversubscribed and had only one close.
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops collectively secured $119.7 billion in capital commitments from institutional investors through Aug. 1. The latest year-to-date fundraising figure far surpasses the amount raised this time last year, when firms managed to secure $92 billion.
U.S.-based buyout and mezzanine shops have raised more than $110.7 billion through July 18 in capital commitments from institutional investors. The latest year-to-date figure exceeds the amount raised this time last year, when fund managers secured $89.9 billion.