Domestic LPs are taking a more sophisticated approach to private equity, which involves the greater use of separate accounts, says Ryo Ohira, Neuberger Berman’s head of East Asia
8 min read · 01 April 2019
Japanese private equity may have had a few false dawns in the past, but the market today is very different from that of just 10 years ago, says NSSK founding partner Jun Tsusaka
8 min read · 01 April 2019
Institutional investors may be increasing their allocations to private equity, but GPs still need to take a thoughtful and strategic approach to the fundraising market, say FIRSTavenue executives Michael Henningsen and Colin Dinneen.
6 min read · 01 April 2019
Conference panels underlined that ESG pressure from large US LPs will only increase, writes Natasha Buckley of UN-supported Principles for Responsible Investment.
4 min read · 28 March 2019
BDA Partners' Mark Webster describes how Xi Jinping’s recent pledge to improve access to Chinese markets and lower import tariffs will affect private equity and M&A markets in Asia.
4 min read · 19 March 2019
GP-led deals are on the rise. How does this growth compare with historical levels, and what do these liquidity solutions look like from a secondaries investor’s standpoint? Landmark Partners’ Jamie Sunday and Ian Charles explain
5 min read · 01 March 2019
This part of the secondaries market is growing and changing at a rapid clip. Jon Costello, head of the Secondary Advisory Group at PJT Partners, explains the impact on the broader private equity industry.
6 min read · 01 March 2019
Global firms' pullback from Africa has been greatly exaggerated, AVCA chief Michelle Kathryn Essomé explains.
4 min read · 28 February 2019
Does the reality match up to the fund managers’ claims? We ask some of the key questions investors have about this burgeoning area
8 min read · 12 February 2019
Actis has created its own open-source impact scoring methodology in response to demand from LPs. Shami Nissan and James Magor detail the challenges involved.
9 min read · 01 February 2019
