Private Equity
The firm, which closed its acquisition of UK supermarket chain Asda last year, expects to wrap up fundraising by the end of the third quarter.
2 min read · 16 August 2022
In the latest instalment of this series, PEI catches up with Equistone’s head of investor relations, to discuss the changes he wants to see in PE and the evolving role of IR professionals.
5 min read · 11 August 2022
Former co-CEO William Conway will serve as interim chief; newly formed office of the CEO will help find a permanent successor.
2 min read · 08 August 2022
The firm plans to expand retail offerings across all its asset classes in an attempt to fill the 'white space' in the market, says head of investor relations Craig Larson.
2 min read · 02 August 2022
Fundraising in the first half of 2022 fell, yet both the number of funds seeking to raise capital and the volume of capital they are targeting have hit a record.
2 min read · 01 August 2022
Areas that represent continued growth for the firm include credit, investment solutions and infrastructure, chief executive Kewsong Lee said on the firm's second quarter earnings call.
3 min read · 28 July 2022
Talent outflows are putting LPs in a difficult position at a time when having a sufficient number of experienced staff has become more important than ever.
2 min read · 28 July 2022
Sizeable closes by large funds, including those by Advent International, Insight Partners and KKR, accounted for nearly 40% of capital raised for the period, as the number of vehicles closed sank to its lowest since 2017.
2 min read · 28 July 2022
The $650bn sovereign wealth fund had raised its allocation to PE up to 10%, per its latest annual report.
2 min read · 22 July 2022
Private equity investors should brace for more uncertainty around inflation and asset valuations in the months ahead after deal volumes slowed in the first six months of the year.
2 min read · 20 July 2022
