IPEM News

Blackstone, the world’s biggest alternative asset manager, has raised an initial $1.3 billion for a new private equity fund tailored for wealthy individual investors. The fund – Blackstone Private Equity…

Happy New Year! With 2023 now behind us, many will be hoping that the next 12 months bring plenty of opportunities to do deals and recapture PE’s magic. Data by…

The AI revolution is well and truly happening. We’ve all seen it this year, with Open AI’s tool, Chat-GPT, entering the public consciousness. The AI revolution is well and truly…

US private equity group General Atlantic, a leading growth equity investor, has apparently made a confidential filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission as it considers an initial public…

Apollo Private Markets has launched its latest pocket rocket: the Apollo Clean Transition Equity ELTIF (“ACT Equity ELTIF”). The addition to its Luxembourg SICAV will give European wealth investors the…

North American family offices have shrunk their allocation to public equities in favor of private markets, as they look to preserve their inter-generational family fortunes. A new survey conducted by…

Asset-backed finance and life sciences direct lending are just two branches of growth within private credit, as leading firms such as Oaktree Capital Management look to tap in to a…

Lower middle-market GPs are offering co-investments for individual deals to solidify trust with investors. It is not a new tactic but snuggling up to get a closer understanding of how…

Paris-based PE firm, PAI Partners, has squeezed out an impressive EUR7.1 billion from investors for its eighth buyout fund, exceeding its EUR7 billion target when it began fundraising at the…

KKR is enjoying strong tailwinds in its drive towards advancing sustainability and social equity, with news that it has raised $2.8 billion for its second global impact fund. The first…