Hannah Zhang

Reputation matters most for companies choosing PE owners – study

Portfolio companies increasingly want to 'work with the best of the best', according to research from consultancy firm Nepean.

California pension banks on rising dealmaking to lift below-average PE distributions

Orange County Employees Retirement System's private equity portfolio generated 6.5% of distributions over the past year – a figure 'notably lower' than expected.

Reputation matters most for companies choosing PE owners – study

Portfolio companies increasingly want to 'work with the best of the best', according to research from consultancy firm Nepean.

How the Trump presidency could impact the PE industry

Some large LPs have already started to tweak their investment focus to align with the priorities of the Republican administration.

Apax scraps option of sizable continuation fund for multiple companies

The London-headquartered firm had been mulling a CV for three assets, including AssuredPartners and Safetykleen.

TPG expects to launch next secondaries fund in mid-2025

TPG believes its GP solutions platform will scale similarly to the firm's other PE strategies, says CEO Jon Winkelried.

Blue Owl says record wealth inflows driven by GP stakes, direct lending products

The firm is confident Blue Owl GP Stakes VI will reach its $13bn target by end-2025, says co-CEO Marc Lipschultz.

KKR sees more 'wood to chop' after nearly trebling wealth platform

The firm saw 'real strength' in its private equity and infrastructure wealth products over the past year, head of investor relations Craig Larson said on its Q3 earnings call.

What happens when ESOPs meet continuation funds?

The treatment of co-investments in continuation vehicles could provide guidance on how things may play out when PE-backed portfolio companies with a broad-based employee stock ownership plan are rolled into a CV.

The consumer investment outlook

LPs are increasingly seeking out specialists when investing in the challenging consumer sector.