Hannah Zhang

CalPERS promotes Orlich to oversee private markets portfolio

Anton Orlich, architect of the US pension giant's PE turnaround, will now also be responsible for its private credit, real estate, infrastructure and other alternative programmes.

Continuation vehicles' about-turn

Some LPs have expressed scepticism around the return potential of LP-led secondaries, while interest in CVs is heating up.

PE enters a tougher era as volatility clouds recovery – Bain

Activity slowed in the first quarter as AI disruption, private credit pressures and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on the market, according to Bain & Company’s latest PE report.

TJC targets $8.5bn for seventh flagship

The firm’s Resolute Fund VII will continue to focus on the mid- and upper-mid-market in North America.

Secondaries’ most methodical sellers are the buyers themselves

A number of secondaries players have brought sales to market over the past 15 months – what sets them apart from other LPs is their disciplined approach to selling.

PEI 300: Private equity firms double down on private wealth

Evergreen funds account for about 5% of private markets NAV today, a figure that is expected to grow in the long term.

Welsh Carson targets $5bn for latest flagship

The firm’s 15th flagship vehicle targets mid-market buyout opportunities primarily in North America, according to documents prepared for a recent LP meeting.

Blackstone nearly halfway to target for 10th secondaries flagship

The firm’s secondaries platform crossed the $100bn AUM milestone in the first quarter, president and COO Jonathan Gray said on a Q1 2026 earnings call.

GPs increasingly step up CV alignment with cross-fund commitments

Cross-fund investments are generally used for single-asset CVs as secondaries investors expect GPs to be 'as much all-in on trophy, crown-jewel assets as they possibly can be,' according to William Blair’s Tom Marking.

An AI-sized bump in VC secondaries’ rebound

AI-driven tech disruptions have raised questions over the sustainability of the recent pricing recovery in venture secondaries.