Kim, global head of private equity at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, was the 'first female private equity professional in South Korea' when she joined Carlyle in 2002. The novelty caused some confusion, including being mistaken for a secretary.
'Private markets will ultimately follow the lead of public markets,' says senior managing director Sachin Bavishi. 'It creates an interesting environment for us, an environment that for deploying capital is more favorable than it was in 2021.'
Nearly $475bn of fresh capital was secured by 854 buyout, growth equity, venture capital and other PE vehicles in 2021, up 19% from $399bn raised a year earlier, according to data from affiliate title Buyouts.
The vehicle was unveiled last year by the private-market affiliate of Xponance and Investcorp’s Strategic Capital Group to support diversity, equity and inclusion in the alternative asset industry.
Primed by a vigorous deal environment, tech PE fundraising rose to dizzying heights in 2021, with 474 North American vehicles collecting an all-time high of $227bn, according to Buyouts data.