Kirk Falconer

Jennifer James led the way when Thoma Bravo's Fund XVI became 2025's top PE fund close in North America. Also serving on the board of Private Equity Women Investor Network, she's dedicated to advancing representation via mentoring.

SQ was the lead buyer of the $160m CV for portfolio company TeamDynamix, done in an off-market deal with no bankers involved, according to sources with knowledge of the matter.

LPs committed to diversity ‘will remain committed’ in the face of the fierce governmental anti-DEI push, an issue of acute interest for women in private equity.

Blackstone's Martin Brand: 'Sponsor-to-sponsor trades may be up modestly. That said, the bigger changes will be in IPOs and strategic exits.'

Prior to BayPine, Tetler was a managing director at Bain Capital Special Situations, where he led the North America technology, media and telecom vertical.

For Thoma Bravo and other technology-focused private equity managers, a key source of liquidity today is more active strategic buyers.

‘It's the golden age of flexible capital,’ says Angelo Rufino, Bain's head of North America special situations and corporate special situations in Europe.

A key to the global push is KKR’s newly formed Human Capital Center of Excellence, which will co-ordinate the 'whole effort,' Pete Stavros, co-head of global private equity, tells Buyouts.

Employee ownership serves OpenGate’s performance objectives, managing partner Andrew Nikou said, as it emphasizes financial literacy and encourages workers 'to think like owners.'

Ares made it rain during an IPO drought when it brought Savers Value Village to market.