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ABRY Heritage Partners II is the second fund in ABRY Partners' Heritage strategy, a dedicated lower middle market private equity vehicle managed by ABRY Partners, a Boston-based sector-focused buyout firm with over $17 billion in total capital under management across four investment strategies since its founding in 1989. The fund raised $605 million in committed capital, confirmed by SEC Form D filing in September 2021, making it a mid-sized lower middle market buyout vehicle targeting founder-led and family-owned businesses not previously backed by institutional capital. The Heritage strategy was launched in 2016 to focus specifically on the lower end of the middle market — businesses with enterprise values between $20 million and $150 million — where ABRY applies its sector expertise and operational network to drive operational improvement and M&A consolidation. ABRY Heritage Partners II invests across ABRY's core verticals: media, communications, information services, business services, financial services, insurance, accounting, and technology-enabled services. Equity check sizes range from $20 million to $60 million per platform investment, with an emphasis on building multi-company platforms through bolt-on acquisitions in fragmented industries where management teams with sector expertise can consolidate market share. The long-hold philosophy and hands-on operational approach distinguish Heritage II from traditional buy-and-flip buyout strategies. With a 2021 vintage, ABRY Heritage Partners II is actively investing and expanding its portfolio, which included 17 active companies as of the fund's mid-deployment period. ABRY Partners' broader track record spans 35+ years and more than 450 completed transactions across its buyout platform, giving Heritage II access to deep sector relationships, a proprietary deal origination network, and an established reputation among lower middle market management teams and founder-owners seeking a value-added institutional partner. The Heritage II LP base comprises institutional investors including pension funds, endowments, and family offices attracted to ABRY's differentiated access to the underserved lower middle market segment.

Avenue Sports Fund is the inaugural sports-focused private equity fund raised by Avenue Capital Group, the global alternative investment manager founded by Marc Lasry and Sonia Gardner with over USD 9.5 billion in assets under management spanning credit, distressed, and private equity strategies. Launched in November 2023, the fund was designed to capitalize on the accelerating institutionalization of professional sports ownership, driven by structural changes in how leagues permit institutional capital participation, rising media rights valuations, and the global expansion of major sports franchises. The fund pursues a multi-capital structure approach, providing debt, preferred equity, and common equity solutions to a wide range of sports and sports-adjacent businesses. Investment targets include professional sports leagues and teams across established and emerging leagues, women's sports franchises and ownership platforms, sports media and entertainment rights, sports technology, and sports-adjacent real estate. The strategy predominantly targets opportunities in the United States and Europe, leveraging Avenue Capital's existing networks and Marc Lasry's unique operational perspective as the former Co-Owner of the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks. A roster of athlete advisors including Stephen Curry, Harry Kane, Candace Parker, Michael Strahan, and Lindsey Vonn supports deal sourcing and brand credibility. Avenue Sports Fund held its final close with over USD 1 billion of capital commitments on September 29, 2025, establishing it as one of the largest dedicated sports private equity vehicles globally. The fund's portfolio includes The Bay Golf Club in TGL (the technology golf league by Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy), Cosm immersive media company, MLB's Baltimore Orioles, English Premier League club Ipswich Town FC, women's soccer platform Mercury/13, PGA Tour Enterprises, the US SailGP Team, and Trackhouse Entertainment Group. The fund combines deep sports passion with institutional investment rigor, setting a new standard for sports-focused alternative investing.

The latest vehicle from BC Partners, Fund XII, marks the firm’s 12th flagship buy‑out fund and is structured to capitalise on its proven track record in upper mid‑market investments across Europe and North America. With a target of roughly €5‑6 billion in commitments, the fund seeks to leverage BC Partners’ deep operational platform, sector expertise and global sourcing capabilities to back companies with strong growth potential and resilient business models. The investment strategy emphasises “defensive growth” – targeting market‑leading companies in sectors such as TMT, Services & Industrials, Healthcare and Food that exhibit predictable cash flows, margin resilience and multiple avenues for value creation. The fund team will partner with proven management teams and seek to drive organic expansion, internationalisation, M&A‑led growth and operational improvement. Geographically, Fund XII will focus primarily on Europe and North America, drawing on BC Partners’ well‑established trans‑Atlantic platform and track record of investing across these regions. The firm believes that the upper mid‑market segment offers a compelling combination of deal flow quality, exit optionality and relative insulation from large‑cap competition. While the fund is still in fundraising, BC Partners is positioning Fund XII to exploit a market environment in which exit activity is picking up, valuations are re‑adjusting and disciplined buy‑out vehicles can deliver attractive returns. The firm emphasises operational value creation and seeks to partner with businesses that can benefit from BC Partners’ global resources, local networks and sector expertise. In doing so, Fund XII aims to deliver long‑term, risk‑adjusted returns for its limited partners.

Bain Capital Asia Fund V is a 2023 vintage buyout fund managed by Bain Capital. The fund is located in Hong Kong and invests in Asia. Bain Capital's fifth Asia-focused fund has exceeded its initial target of $5 billion and has raised around $7.1 billion from global investors. The firm, which started fundraising in the second half of last year, aims to complete the exercise in the coming weeks. Bain Capital's new Asia fund will focus heavily on Japan, where it has landed marquee deals such as the $18 billion buyout of Toshiba Corp’s memory chip business.

BroadLight Capital Fund I is the $225 million inaugural growth equity fund managed by BroadLight Capital, a New York-based private investment firm founded in January 2021 by David Dorfman, Kevin Yorn, and Rick Yorn. The fund employs a differentiated late-stage venture and growth equity strategy that pairs financial capital with a proprietary network of globally recognized artists, athletes, creators, and entertainment personalities who serve as operating advisors and distribution accelerators for portfolio companies. This cultural and consumer network is a distinctive competitive advantage that BroadLight leverages to help investee businesses reach mainstream audiences faster than conventional growth equity models. BroadLight Capital Fund I targets high-growth technology, media, consumer, and entertainment companies, with an emphasis on businesses where cultural access, brand building, and consumer distribution represent meaningful levers for value creation. The fund's sector focus spans AI and voice technology, legal technology, healthcare technology, and digital media — sectors where distribution, brand, and community are increasingly decisive competitive factors. Among the fund's notable portfolio companies is ElevenLabs, the AI voice platform that crossed $500 million in ARR in 2026 and raised $500 million in a Sequoia-led round at an $11 billion valuation. BroadLight Capital Management LLC is registered as an investment adviser with the SEC (CRD #315015) and operates from its New York headquarters. The firm's founding partners bring a deep background in both financial structuring and creative industry deal-making, giving BroadLight a dual competency that differentiates its approach in the growth equity market.

Carlyle Asia Partners I (CAP I) is the inaugural Asia-Pacific buyout fund managed by The Carlyle Group, one of the world's largest and most diversified global investment firms. Launched in 1999 with a final close of USD 750 million, CAP I represents Carlyle's first dedicated vehicle for leveraged buyout and control transactions across the Asia-Pacific region, marking the firm's strategic entry into the continent following the establishment of its first Asian offices in 1998. The fund targets control and co-control transactions in established, profitable companies operating across the dynamic economies of Asia. CAP I's investment mandate covers buyout and majority control transactions in large and mid-sized companies across Greater China, South Korea, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Australia. The fund focuses on select high-growth sectors including financial services, media and telecommunications, consumer goods, and industrial manufacturing, where Carlyle's global network and operational expertise can accelerate portfolio company value creation. The strategy emphasizes active ownership, strengthening management teams, implementing best practices in corporate governance, and leveraging Carlyle's international industry relationships to drive growth through strategic acquisitions and partnerships. CAP I was among the pioneering institutional buyout vehicles in the Asia-Pacific region, investing at a time when private equity was in its infancy across most of the continent. Notable early investments included Taiwan Broadband Communications and Office Depot China, demonstrating Carlyle's cross-sector and multi-market approach. CAP I established the blueprint for a fund family that has grown substantially through successive vintages: CAP II ($1.8 billion, 2002), CAP III ($2.55 billion, 2008), CAP IV ($3.88 billion, 2013), and CAP V ($6.55 billion, 2018), cementing Carlyle as one of the premier private equity franchises in Asia-Pacific with more than USD 18 billion invested and over 160 companies partnered across the continent.

Carlyle Japan Partners V (CJP V) is The Carlyle Group's fifth Japan-focused buyout fund, achieving a final close at ¥430 billion (approximately $2.8 billion USD), marking it as the largest Japan-focused buyout fund to date. This fund represents a significant increase of nearly 70% over its predecessor, reflecting strong investor confidence and demand from both domestic and international limited partners. CJP V continues Carlyle's established strategy of investing in upper middle-market opportunities within Japan. The fund focuses on sectors such as Technology, Media, and Telecom (TMT); Consumer, Retail, and Healthcare (CRH); and General Industries (GIG). Investment approaches include succession transactions, corporate carve-outs, and strategic take-private deals, aiming to support companies through transitions and growth phases. With over two decades of experience in the Japanese market, Carlyle leverages its local expertise and global resources to identify and nurture investment opportunities. The firm's commitment to Japan is underscored by its plan to expand its local investment team, ensuring robust support for portfolio companies and sustained value creation for investors.

Clarion Investors IV, L.P. is a $677 million lower middle market buyout fund managed by Clarion Capital Partners, a New York-based private investment firm founded in 1999 by Marc Utay. The fund completed its final close on April 3, 2024, exceeding both its $600 million fundraising target and $650 million soft cap — making it Clarion's second consecutive oversubscribed fund. The close reflects continued strong institutional support and recognition of Clarion's disciplined strategy of creating value in lower middle market companies through what the firm calls the 'alignment of capital and culture.' Clarion Investors IV, L.P. pursues primarily control investments in lower middle market companies generating $7.5 million to $30.0 million in EBITDA, operating across five focused verticals: Media, Entertainment & Technology; Financial Technology & Services; Business & Healthcare Services; Consumer & Education Services; and Industrial Services. The fund employs a consistent, disciplined investment approach emphasizing long-term performance through operational improvement, strategic add-on acquisitions, and management team alignment. Clarion's investment strategy centers on identifying strategically important companies where its sector expertise, capital, and network can create meaningful transformational value beyond what management teams could achieve independently. Clarion Capital Partners has generated top-quartile returns across its first two funds and was recognized by PitchBook as the number two buyout private equity firm out of 414 firms ranked for track record consistency across multiple fund vintages — one of the most rigorous performance benchmarks in the lower middle market. The firm's investment team is led by Founder and Managing Partner Marc Utay and President of Private Equity David Ragins, with a deep bench of sector-focused professionals. Fund IV follows the $427 million Clarion Investors III, L.P. (2017 vintage), which itself was oversubscribed, demonstrating Clarion's consistent ability to raise and deploy capital at scale in the competitive lower middle market segment.

Clarion Investors III, L.P. is a $427 million lower middle market buyout fund managed by Clarion Capital Partners, a New York-based investment firm founded in 1999. The fund completed its final close on November 27, 2017 at its hard cap, significantly oversubscribed from its initial $350 million target — with final closing achieved within just four months of launch. Capital commitments were received from a globally diverse group of institutional investors including public pension funds, corporate pension funds, insurance companies, funds of funds, endowments, foundations, and global family offices, reflecting strong confidence in Clarion's consistent lower middle market strategy. Clarion Investors III, L.P. pursues primarily control buyout investments in lower middle market companies generating $7.5 million to $30.0 million in EBITDA. The fund targets high-growth, strategically important businesses across four focused verticals: Business and Healthcare Services; Media, Entertainment and Technology; Consumer and Retail; and Specialty Financial Services. Clarion Capital Partners employs a consistent investment approach built on creating valuable partnerships with founders and management teams, delivering hands-on operational support alongside flexible capital to accelerate growth, execute strategic add-on acquisitions, and drive operational improvements throughout the investment period. Clarion Investors III, L.P. generated top-quartile returns, continuing the performance trajectory established by the firm's first two funds. Portfolio highlights include a final platform investment in Narrative Strategies LLC, an integrated public affairs and corporate reputation agency. The fund positioned Clarion as one of the leading lower middle market managers in the United States, a reputation subsequently reinforced by PitchBook recognizing Clarion Capital Partners as the number two buyout private equity firm out of 414 tracked firms ranked for track record consistency across multiple fund vintages. Fund III's success directly enabled the oversubscribed close of Clarion Investors IV, L.P. at $677 million in 2024.

Clarion Investors III, L.P. is a $427 million lower middle market buyout fund managed by Clarion Capital Partners, a New York-based investment firm founded in 1999. The fund completed its final close on November 27, 2017 at its hard cap, significantly oversubscribed from its initial $350 million target — with final closing achieved within just four months of launch. Capital commitments were received from a globally diverse group of institutional investors including public pension funds, corporate pension funds, insurance companies, funds of funds, endowments, foundations, and global family offices, reflecting strong confidence in Clarion's consistent lower middle market strategy. Clarion Investors III, L.P. pursues primarily control buyout investments in lower middle market companies generating $7.5 million to $30.0 million in EBITDA. The fund targets high-growth, strategically important businesses across four focused verticals: Business and Healthcare Services; Media, Entertainment and Technology; Consumer and Retail; and Specialty Financial Services. Clarion Capital Partners employs a consistent investment approach built on creating valuable partnerships with founders and management teams, delivering hands-on operational support alongside flexible capital to accelerate growth, execute strategic add-on acquisitions, and drive operational improvements throughout the investment period. Clarion Investors III, L.P. generated top-quartile returns, continuing the performance trajectory established by the firm's first two funds. Portfolio highlights include a final platform investment in Narrative Strategies LLC, an integrated public affairs and corporate reputation agency. The fund positioned Clarion as one of the leading lower middle market managers in the United States, a reputation subsequently reinforced by PitchBook recognizing Clarion Capital Partners as the number two buyout private equity firm out of 414 tracked firms ranked for track record consistency across multiple fund vintages. Fund III's success directly enabled the oversubscribed close of Clarion Investors IV, L.P. at $677 million in 2024.

Clarion Capital Partners, LLC has closed its fourth private equity fund, Clarion Investors IV, L.P. with $677 million in total capital commitments. The Fund seeks long-term investment outperformance primarily through partnering in buyouts of lower-middle market companies. The fund exceeded its fundraising target of $600 million and marks Clarion’s second oversubscribed fund in a row. Clarion focuses on making primarily control investments in a diversified portfolio of lower middle-market companies generating $7.5-30.0 million of EBITDA. The firm seeks to invest in growth companies in sectors such as Media, Entertainment & Technology, Financial Technology & Services, Business, Healthcare & Industrial Services, and Consumer. In addition to the private equity business, Clarion established a credit business focused on structured corporate credit in 2018, which will continue to be led by Robert Klein, President and Chief Investment Officer of Structured Credit. Clarion has experienced tremendous growth since its founding in 1999 and has generated top-quartile returns in its first two funds. The firm was recognized by Pitchbook as the number two firm out of 414 buyout private equity firms with track records across multiple vintages. In addition, GCI Publishing announced in March that the firm was chosen as a 2024 Top 50 Private Equity Firm in the Middle Market. The fund was raised with the help of Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton, & Garrison LLP as legal counsel. The fund invests in the U.S..

Crayhill Capital Management, a New York-based alternative asset manager specializing in asset-based finance, announced the final close of its third flagship fund, Crayhill Principal Strategies Fund III, in April 2025. The fund secured approximately $1.31 billion in capital commitments, surpassing its $1 billion target. This total includes $162 million in committed co-investment capacity. Fund III focuses on providing capital solutions to specialty finance platforms and other asset-heavy companies across sectors such as residential housing, energy, commercial real estate, media, and digital infrastructure. The fund targets highly structured investments backed by segregated, cash-flowing assets, including loans, leases, royalties, receivables, and power purchase agreements. This strategy aims to offer downside protection and a resilient expected return profile. As of the fund's closing, over 75% of its capital had been deployed across a diverse portfolio of investments. Notable transactions include a $15 million credit facility for Universal Kraft Canada Renewables and a $200 million facility for AMPYR Energy USA to support utility-scale solar and energy storage projects.

Crestline Direct Lending Fund IV (CDLIV) is the fourth installment of Crestline Investors’ flagship direct lending strategy, which recently closed with $3.5 billion in investable capital, including anticipated leverage. The fund focuses on providing tailored financing solutions to sponsor and non-sponsor backed companies across North America, particularly within the lower and core segments of the middle market. Since its inception in 2014, Crestline's direct lending strategy has completed over 150 transactions, deploying more than $5.9 billion in capital. CDLIV has already executed 46 transactions across a diverse array of borrower profiles, industries, and sponsors, demonstrating the firm's commitment to flexible, scalable capital solutions. The fund attracted a globally diversified investor base, including public and corporate pension plans, sovereign wealth funds, asset managers, registered investment advisors, and other financial institutions from North America, Europe, and Asia. This broad support underscores Crestline's reputation as a trusted steward of capital and its ability to deliver returns and capital preservation through various credit cycles.

Crowd Power Ventures (CPV), a Los Angeles-based venture studio, has launched a $20 million fund to develop a cutting-edge marketing ecosystem tailored for the creator economy. This initiative aims to empower independent creators by investing in marketing and media agencies that combine storytelling expertise with strategic execution. These agencies are known for launching impactful campaigns and crafting innovative media properties. The creator economy is projected to reach $848 billion by 2032, and CPV seeks to harness this momentum. The fund’s goal is to assemble a collective of best-in-class agencies to serve as a strategic resource for creators navigating an increasingly fragmented digital landscape. These agencies will also form the backbone of CPV’s new marketing services division. By investing in agencies that excel at brand strategy and creative media execution, CPV is positioning itself as a key player in the transformation of how creators and brands interact. The fund not only offers financial backing but also a platform for scaling marketing efforts, thereby helping creators grow sustainable and influential businesses.

ECP Growth, formerly known as Emil Capital Partners, is a growth-stage investment firm dedicated to partnering with entrepreneurial businesses that create innovative products, solutions, and technologies within the consumer value chain. Established in 2011 in collaboration with the Tengelmann Group, a 150-year-old family-owned holding company, ECP Growth leverages deep industry expertise to support companies in navigating complex growth challenges. With the recent close of its $100 million Fund IV, ECP Growth aims to invest in high-potential companies situated at the intersection of significant market transformations and evolving consumer needs. The firm adopts a thematic investment approach, focusing on sectors that enhance human mobility across life stages, deliver personalized health and wellness experiences, and optimize resource efficiency in daily living. ECP Growth typically partners with companies generating over $10 million in revenue, offering investment sizes ranging from $5 million to $20 million. The firm emphasizes businesses that demonstrate a clear path to profitability within 18 months, ensuring both immediate growth potential and sustainable long-term value.

The Eighth Cinven Fund (Fund 8) is a buyot fund managed by Cinven. It has raised $14.5 billion and is nearly 30% larger than its predecessor fund, Fund 7. The fund has benefitted from a strong re-up rate from longstanding Limited Partners and welcomed new investors to its global Limited Partner base. The success of the fundraise is attributed to the long-term track record, depth and experience of the team, and the consistency of its strategy in building long-term, sustainable businesses with global growth opportunities. Cinven usually investors in the following sectors: Business Services, Consumer, TMT, Healthcare, Financial Services and Industrial. The strategy for Fund 8 builds on the approach successfully used in previous funds, investing in control positions in growth-oriented, market-leading, cash-generative companies. Cinven seeks to accelerate growth through active management and deliver break-out returns. The fund seeks to invest across sectors and geographies, particularly during periods of volatility, to identify attractive opportunities. Cinven seeks to build long-term, sustainable businesses that will grow, provide employment, and generate economic benefit in an environmentally and socially responsible manner. With a proven track record of investing successfully through economic cycles, the Cinven Funds have completed investments in more than 150 portfolio companies across Europe and in North America and realized or listed more than 115 investments, returning proceeds of approximately €47 billion to the Cinven Funds. Founded as the private investment arm of the British Coal pension scheme in 1977, Cinven became independent in 1995 and has raised more than €50 billion in aggregate to date through various funds."

Closed in January 2011 with commitments of €177 million, HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Fund IV is the fourth venture capital fund managed by HV Capital (formerly Holtzbrinck Ventures) — one of Germany's largest and most established venture capital firms, headquartered in Munich. The fund was co-capitalized by the Georg von Holtzbrinck publishing and media group together with HarbourVest Partners, a leading global private equity fund-of-funds investor, reflecting early institutional recognition of HV Capital's track record in German and European technology venture investing. HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Fund IV invested across the full growth stage spectrum, from early-stage through growth equity, targeting technology-driven businesses in information technology, telecommunications and media (TMT), and e-commerce — sectors undergoing rapid expansion in the German-speaking and broader European market in the early 2010s. The fund applied HV Capital's differentiated approach of founder-focused mentorship, deep domain expertise in consumer internet and B2B software, and strategic access to the Holtzbrinck group's extensive media and publishing network, which provided portfolio companies with content distribution and commercial partnership opportunities across European markets. HV Fund IV formed part of a family of three parallel vehicles — HV IV, HV V, and HV Coinvestment Fund — which collectively invested from 2010 to 2015. In February 2022, HV Capital established HV COCO Growth, a €430 million continuation fund designed to steward the remaining assets from those three vehicles through their divestment phase, reflecting the maturity and ongoing portfolio management requirements of this fund generation. HV Capital today manages over €2.8 billion in assets and has invested in approximately 250 technology companies, making it one of Europe's most prominent multi-stage venture capital firms.

KKR North America Fund XIII (NAX3) is a $19 billion mega-cap private equity buyout fund managed by KKR & Co. Inc., one of the world's leading global alternative asset managers headquartered in New York. Reaching final close on April 25, 2022, NAX3 was the largest fund in KKR's history at the time of closing, surpassing the firm's previous flagship vehicle, the $17.6 billion KKR 2006 Fund. KKR committed $2.0 billion of its own balance sheet alongside investor capital—one of the most significant GP alignment commitments in the fund's history—reflecting the firm's conviction in its North American investment pipeline and strong alignment of interests with its limited partners. NAX3 is structured as a generalist large-cap buyout fund with a primary geographic mandate across North America, principally the United States and Canada. The fund pursues opportunistic private equity investments across financial services, healthcare, retail, industrials, technology, media, and telecommunications. KKR's investment model emphasises operational value creation through the KKR Capstone operational improvement platform, strategic bolt-on acquisitions, ESG integration, and long-term ownership of market-leading franchises through controlled or significant-minority positions. Despite aggregate investor interest of approximately $24 billion, KKR scaled the fund back to $19 billion to preserve capital deployment selectivity and returns discipline. KKR North America Fund XIII attracted a broad global institutional investor base across public pension funds, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, endowments, and family offices. KKR has invested in more than 250 companies across North America over the past four decades, generating over $240 billion in cumulative invested capital globally. NAX3 continues this tradition with a diversified portfolio of control and co-control buyouts in some of North America's most consequential industries, with the fund now in its active investment and value creation phase following the April 2022 close.

Oak Hill Capital Partners VI, L.P. (OHCP VI) is the sixth flagship private equity buyout fund managed by Oak Hill Capital Partners, a New York-headquartered firm with offices in Stamford, Connecticut and Menlo Park, California. OHCP VI launched fundraising in mid-2022 with a target of $4.25 billion and closed at approximately $3.5 billion, continuing the firm's long-running flagship mid-market buyout series. The fund pursues control-oriented investments of $100 million to $400 million in middle-market companies primarily across North America, applying Oak Hill's signature industry-focused, theme-based investment approach across four dedicated verticals: Services, Industrials, Media & Communications, and Consumer. Oak Hill Capital was founded in 1986 by Robert Bass — backed by notable anchor investors including Bill Gates and Phil Knight — and has built a 35-plus-year track record across approximately 100 private equity transactions totaling over $16 billion in initial capital commitments and co-investments since inception. OHCP VI follows OHCP V (closed January 2021 at approximately $3.8 billion, exceeding its $3.0 billion target), which itself saw over 90% of OHCP IV investors reinvest — a strong signal of LP satisfaction with the platform. As of early 2026, OHCP VI has made at least eight investments, including the formation of Petauri Health, a healthcare services platform announced February 2023, Hunter Communications, and Wire 3. The fund's leadership team includes CEO Tyler Wolfram and Partners Brian Cherry and Steven Puccinelli. OHCP VI is domiciled in the United States (Delaware) and structured as a limited partnership with onshore and offshore feeder vehicles.