01/03/2023

Sanlam Investments – fund teams’ 2023 outlooks

The first is that the layoffs we have seen recently in the technology space are unlikely to be finished – from where we sit, the outlook in IT services (and particularly software) is not rosy.

12/29/2022

10 largest PE funds raise combined $160bn in 2022

KKR closed its largest ever vehicle the North America Fund XIII at $19 billion, well in excess of its $14 billion target in April, while Insight Partners XII, raised $17.23 billion – 43.6% higher than its target of $12 billion.

12/20/2022

Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Acquires NEK Insurance, Inc.

Kevin Bruns, Jennifer Sylvestri, Kyle Peterson and their associates will be part of Gallagher's San Francisco branch under the direction of Jim Buckley, head of Gallagher's Northwest region retail property/casualty brokerage operations.