Fundraising & Structuring

Knowing exactly why you want to co-invest, formalizing your strategy and making sure all the key ingredients are built into your program will go a long way toward making you a reliable, sought-after co-investor, write Meketa Investment Group's Steven Hartt and Ethan Samson.  
Continuation vehicles made up around 9% of total PE distributions in 2023 amid sluggish M&A and IPO markets, according to data from Baird.
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The platform aims to make fundraising more efficient for GPs and investors.
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Technology-related sales platforms will play a role in the wealth unit's scale-up, according to wealth management chief Raj Dhanda.
'I’m personally spending a fair amount of time in this space,' Carlyle CEO Harvey Schwartz said. 'It’s a big initiative for me.'
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Service provider adds features to CitcoConnect to help with KYC/AML and subscription forms.
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Service provider aims to speed up work on key fundraising stage with new feature.
Jon Gray, Blackstone
The alts giant is set to launch BXPE, a dedicated private equity offering for wealthy individuals, in the coming months after it postponed raising capital for the vehicle.
Traditional LPs contemplating GP-led focused funds have been intent on identifying examples of fully crystallized continuation funds in recent years.
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Until some of the more inefficient aspects of the continuation fund process are smoothed out, these deals are not likely to become routine exit options alongside IPOs and strategic sales.
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