RAISE

Private equity fundraising for general partners

A practical guide to raising a private equity fund: how limited partners allocate, what materials they expect, realistic timelines and where processes stall.

LP segments

Pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, funds of funds, family offices and sovereign wealth funds each apply different mandates, ticket sizes and diligence standards.

Fundraising timeline

Most institutional private equity raises run twelve to twenty-four months from first close preparation to final close, with pre-marketing starting earlier.

Materials

Pitch deck, private placement memorandum, track record attribution, DDQ, ESG policy and a structured data room.

Fees and economics

Management fees, carried interest, hurdle rates and placement fees, and how they are typically negotiated with anchor investors.

Private equity fundraising library

Process, analytics and tooling for GPs running an institutional raise, including how the main fundraising software categories compare.