Adam Le is Senior Editor, EMEA, for PEI Media's private equity publications, overseeing the flow of global news and analysis for Private Equity International and Secondaries Investor. Based in London, Adam works closely with private equity-focused colleagues across PEI's offices in New York, London and Hong Kong. Prior to PEI, his roles included reporting on finance and technology for Bloomberg Japan.
The pension giant has promoted a senior principal from its private equity funds team to lead the unit after former head Michael Woolhouse left to join TPG.
2 min read · 30 September 2020
Don’t be fooled by the headline numbers; raising private equity funds has become more difficult.
3 min read · 24 September 2020
Bridgepoint Development Capital IV's haul comes as private equity funds focusing on Western Europe seek almost $100bn in total.
2 min read · 08 September 2020
The $257bn collected by the 30 firms comprising our latest ranking of the secondaries market's biggest fundraisers could be small fry in years to come.
2 min read · 03 September 2020
Our largest-ever ranking shows the secondaries market is here to stay, and its biggest participants are ready to capitalise on post-covid opportunities.
6 min read · 01 September 2020
Longshore Capital Partners will target control buyouts in the lower mid-market with a focus on founder-owned businesses in the business services sector.
2 min read · 31 August 2020
Offshore charitable trusts are commonly used, but difficult to navigate.
2 min read · 27 August 2020
Melior Equity Partners is understood to have received backing from Carlyle Group's founders.
2 min read · 25 August 2020
OakNorth Bank has completed a revolving credit line with Bluegem Capital Partners, marking the lender's entry to the private equity fund finance market.
3 min read · 19 August 2020
Alan Pardee, one of three managing partners who spun out of Merrill Lynch's private fund placement team in 2009, will leave the firm on Sunday.
2 min read · 11 August 2020
