Chris Witkowsky

The managing partner discusses what went into founding Coalesce Capital, whose debut fund recently closed at $900m, pointing out that there's really no 'How to set up a PE firm for dummies' guide.

These women reached senior ranks in private equity, but wanted more – so they started their own shops.

The deal is among a slew of large single-asset processes that are either active, or coming online, as 2024 shapes up to be a busy one for the secondaries market.

Ares PE co-head Graves is departing.

The hires come as secondaries advisory groups shift and expand, with some places growing their capabilities to meet increasing demand for transactions like continuation funds and LP portfolio sales.

KKR to exit music catalog business Chord.

Deal activity is still slow, says report.

Windset Farms vets private equity interest.

Bain Capital bets on consumer food and health.

GP-led secondaries deals like continuation funds surged through the second half.