Rod James

1 week ago | wsj.com | Rod James

Private-markets firm buys a stake and puts up $150 million for Rezonate, which acquires royalties from an overlooked pool of sellers: those involved in the production of music May 28, 2025 7:00 am ET|WSJ Pro The private-market firm’s credit strategy has bought a minority stake in Rezonate Music Rights and put up as much as $150 million in financing for the London-based business to acquire royalties from the mix engineers, vocal producers, arrangers and other studio professionals who...

2 weeks ago | wsj.com | Rod James

The $442 billion investment manager is targeting smaller funds and newer managers in the belief they will produce outsize returnsMay 21, 2025 12:01 pm ET|WSJ ProBarings has collected $950 million for its diversified alternative equity program, which will be invested in smaller private-equity deals and high-growth infrastructure assets in sectors including energy, digital infrastructure and transportation.

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Rod James

The San Francisco private-markets investor has backed brands such as energy bars producer Kind and sparkling water maker SpindriftMay 13, 2025 7:00 am ET|WSJ ProVMG Partners has closed its sixth and so far largest fund dedicated to backing fast-growing consumer brands, a market fueled by rapid technological change and an increasing societal embrace of healthy living, according to General Partner Robin Tsai.

3 weeks ago | wsj.com | Rod James

The private-equity firm’s goal for its 10th flagship fund is as much as 13% lower than the target set for a predecessor, according to pension documentsMay 12, 2025 7:46 pm ET|WSJ ProBuyout firm TPG aims to collect less for its latest fund than the amount it set out to raise for a predecessor vehicle several years ago, a sign of the fundraising headwinds that have beset the industry since 2022, documents prepared for a public pension plan show.

1 month ago | wsj.com | Rod James |Laura Kreutzer

Tariff actions that hamstring M&A heighten liquidity needs that drive general partner-led secondary private-equity deals but scramble pricingApril 30, 2025 6:30 am ET|WSJ ProThe market disarray caused by President Trump’s tariff moves will likely intensify private-equity investors’ longstanding need for cash, which so-called continuation-fund deals can provide. But buyers and advisers say they don’t expect a flood of such deals just yet.