In this PE FORUM interview, Ramsey Mankarious, Founder and CEO of Cedar Capital, discusses the launch of a new strategic luxury hospitality platform in partnership with L Catterton. He explains in his conversation Khaled Abou Zahr, why today is an attractive entry point for investing

– Investindustrial announced the first and final closing of Investindustrial Lower Mid-Market IV at its €1.5 billion hard cap – Fundraising was completed in under four months – The predecessor fund, Investindustrial Lower Mid-Market III, raised €1.1 billion in 2023 – The new fund was

– L Catterton and Patricof Co launched CHAMP (CHampion Athlete Managing Partner), a strategic partnership focused on consumer brands – CHAMP targets brands where aligned athlete involvement can significantly accelerate growth – Core model: athlete ownership structure where athletes co-invest and co-own portfolio companies alongside the firms –

– Lightyear Fund VI, L.P. reached its hard cap at approximately $2.5 billion in capital commitments. – Significantly oversubscribed, exceeding the initial target of $1.75 billion; 60% larger than Fund V ($1.6 billion). – Largest and most diversified in the firm’s history, with commitments from

– Blackstone (BX) announced the final close of Blackstone Capital Opportunities Fund V (“COF V”), with over $10 billion of investable capital – The fund was oversubscribed and closed at its hard cap – The raise builds on Blackstone Credit & Insurance’s (BXCI) 20-year track

– Bain Capital announced the final close of its third collateralized loan obligation (CLO) captive equity strategy, Bain Capital Credit CLO Management III, LP (“CMV III”), with approximately $1.5 billion in total commitments – CMV III includes about $1.2 billion of external capital from a