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Feb. 13, 2024 | Transaction Announcements

Trinity Hunt Partners Closes Oversubscribed Fund VII

Trinity Hunt Partners is pleased to announce the closing of Trinity Hunt Partners VII at its hard cap of $700 million in capital commitments. Fund VII was oversubscribed, with fundraising completed in less than five months.

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Feb. 01, 2024 | Thought Leadership

Time and patience are the ace in the hole for LPs

Other LPs have also managed to arrange for co-investments before committing to a GP’s primary fund, according to Brian Price, partner and global co-head of relationship management with Aviditi Advisors. “It’s like saying, ‘Let’s date before we marry.’”

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Jan. 23, 2024 | Thought Leadership

What’s the outlook for 2024? Private markets heavyweights reveal their hopes and fears

Private markets experts from firms, including Aviditi Advisors, pull out their crystal balls.

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Jan. 22, 2024 | Thought Leadership

Fundraising Plateau: Re-igniting a Flatlining Campaign

Aviditi Advisors team members Ryan Schlitt and Anna Marie Curran, CAIA provide a roadmap for how GPs can navigate a continuously difficult fundraising environment in 2024 with AltAssets Private Equity News.

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Jan. 17, 2024 | Podcast And Publications

Private equity fundraising plunges to 6-year low in 2023

"It's believed that around 75% of the institutions globally right now are at allocation," said Ryan Schlitt, CEO and co-founder of placement agent Aviditi Advisors.

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Dec. 14, 2023 | Podcast And Publications

LPs remain cautious with first-time funds

“Although there is no single formula for success when raising a debut fund, we’ve found that managers who have a well-defined strategy – often even more specific than a general sector specialization, have strong team continuity, and that target a reasonable fund size relative to their historical investment activity, tend to get the most traction in the market.” - Ryan Schlitt, Co-Founder

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Nov. 15, 2023 | Transaction Announcements

AlpInvest Leads $1.3 Billion Kinderhook Secondary Deal

The Kinderhook continuation-fund transaction recapitalized nine companies while letting earlier investors cash out.

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Oct. 23, 2023 | Podcast And Publications

The Private Equity Podcast

Alex Rawlings hosts The Private Equity Podcast, where he interviews the leading experts working in the Private Equity industry, unlocking their secrets of success to share with you.

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Sep. 19, 2023 | Thought Leadership

The evolving dynamics of co-investment strategies in investor programmes

Co-investments have grown into an important part of the private equity space for investors and fund managers looking beyond the traditional fund, writes Ryan Schlitt.

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Aug. 25, 2023 | Podcast And Publications

How to play the private equity game without a fund

In 1998, Scott Dickes left his job as a vice president at a private equity firm and embarked on the quixotic journey of a fundless sponsor.

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Aug. 16, 2023 | Podcast And Publications

How first-time fund managers can gain fundraising edge

Fundraising in the private equity industry follows a familiar tale: Bulge bracket investment firms enjoy easy access to capital, while first-time fundraisers typically find it challenging to hit their targets.

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Aug. 10, 2023 | Transaction Announcements

Princeton Equity Group Closes Fund II at Hard Cap with $575 Million in Commitments

Franchisor and Multi-Unit-Focused Firm's Fund was Oversubscribed in Five Months and Now Has Over $1 Billion of Assets Under Management.

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Jul. 24, 2023 | Transaction Announcements

Middle Market Private Equity Firm Eagle Merchant Partners Closes Fund I

Eagle Merchant Partners ("Eagle"), a private equity firm investing in lower middle-market franchise, consumer and industrial companies, today announced the closing of its inaugural fund, Eagle Merchant Partners I, L.P.

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Jul. 11, 2023 | Transaction Announcements

Albion River Announces $400m Investment Vehicle

Albion River LLC (“Albion”), a Washington, DC area based private investment firm focused on Defense products and services, today announced that it has successfully closed a new investment vehicle, Albion Platform Holdings LLC (“Platform Holdings”), with $400 million of equity commitments.

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Jul. 01, 2023 | Podcast And Publications

Rising royalty: Emerging managers deploy complex gambits to get ahead

Newbies need all the help they can get to wrench capital from hesitant LPs. ‘Seeded portfolios’ and other strategies are in play.

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Apr. 12, 2023 | Podcast And Publications

Buyout Firms Tap Co-Investments for Deal Capital as Debt Costs Rise

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Jan. 25, 2023 | Transaction Announcements

Graham Partners Stays Connected

Graham Partners, a private investment firm targeting technology-driven advanced manufacturing companies, is pleased to announce the sale of its holdings in OptConnect, LLC (“OptConnect”) to a single-asset continuation fund managed by Graham Partners.

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Sep. 21, 2022 | Transaction Announcements

Silver Hill Energy Partners, LP Closes $1.02 Billion Fund Focused on Direct Investments in Premier Oil and Gas Basins Across the U.S.

Silver Hill Energy Partners, LP (“Silver Hill”), announced today that it has closed the franchise’s third partnership and first institutional private equity fund, Silver Hill Energy Partners III, LP (the “Partnership”), representing total capital commitments of $1,020,000,000.

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