United States Fundraising

Large, global private equity houses are finding opportunities to deploy capital not only in North America and western Europe, where the industry was born, but also in developing and emerging markets in Asia, South America, the Middle East and Africa. At the same time, these global powerhouses face competition in local markets from home-grown private equity firms, many of whose principals learned the business working for those industry leaders. The Private Equity Review, published by Law Business Research Ltd., provides observations and advice on private equity dealmaking and fundraising in 28 jurisdictions. In the United States Fundraising chapter, SRZ partner Joseph A. Smith and former SRZ lawyer Conrad Axelrod provide an overview of the current U.S. private equity fundraising landscape.