Buyout Funds

The Pennsylvania State Employees’ Retirement System (Penn SERS) committed $150 million to a new private equity manager and approved a shift in its public equity strategy.

Clipway, founded by Ardian veterans, closed a $6.4 billion debut secondaries fund, which the firm bills as the largest inaugural raise in the sector’s history. Here’s a look at the U.K.-based firm’s history and the LPs backing it.

The global secondary market continued its strong upswing in the first half of 2026 with more than $120 billion in volume through June, hitting yet another record, according to Evercore. By comparison, 2025’s full-year secondaries volume hit $226 billion, which ...

The $8.2 billion Vermont Pension Investment Commission is scheduled to hear presentations from three firms for additional private market investments later this month after making two commitments totaling $75 million in June.

Dallas-based Citation Capital closed its first fund with $1.2 billion, aiming to invest in mid-cap control buyout situations with a focus on founder- and family-led businesses.

The Massachusetts Water Resources Authority Employees’ Retirement System in Boston issued an RFP for a private equity buyout investment.

The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) ended its 2026 fiscal year on March 31 with net assets of C$793.3 billion ($575 billion) and disclosed more than $22 billion in commitments across private credit, private equity, and real assets ...

An action-packed day for capital formation and deal activity across private markets. Fund closes target lower middle-market buyout exposure via fund-of-funds structures, IPO opportunities, and impact investing in Indigenous communities. PE deal flow spans software, energy efficiency, healthcare systems, industrials, ...

The Japan Investment Corporation (JIC) in Tokyo allocated to a local private equity fund focused on Japanese companies. The commitment comes as many buyout funds are targeting Japanese companies, but few are capable of investing in large-scale deals with enterprise ...

Leeds Equity Partners has closed its eighth flagship fund with $1.9 billion in commitments, bringing total capital raised across its managed vehicles to approximately $7 billion since the New York-based firm was founded in 1993. The close for Leeds Equity ...