Private Equity
The newly formed investment arm leveraged the full power of Blackstone for its $4.6bn fundraise, and continues to do so as it deploys the fund.
5 min read · 27 July 2020
The $324bn Canadian pension plan’s private equity portfolio stands head and shoulders above the competition in our inaugural ranking. Global head of private equity Shane Feeney talks through its approach to the asset class.
4 min read · 01 July 2020
Fund managers won’t be happy with every recommendation the LP body is making, but in a more challenging market environment investors will surely welcome the extra disclosure.
3 min read · 11 June 2020
Over the last 10 years the industry has transformed from the pre-GFC leveraged buyout model to one based on building stronger business. What are the elements that went into that transformation?
2 min read · 01 June 2020
With almost $2trn raised between them in the last five years, this year’s PEI 300 are armed and ready for the post-coronavirus rebuild.
4 min read · 01 June 2020
The time will soon come when a pre-coronavirus track record won’t count for much; LPs will be judging managers on how they rise to the challenges in the coming quarters.
3 min read · 28 May 2020
The pan-European firm has yet to begin investing the fund, which raised around €1bn from new investors.
3 min read · 28 May 2020
On the back of a $7bn fundraise, co-founder and managing partner José Feliciano tells us where the special situations firm is seeing market opportunities amid the covid-19 pandemic.
5 min read · 07 May 2020
The mega-firm’s private equity portfolio was down 12% in the first quarter, with fundraising plans roughly on track.
4 min read · 06 May 2020
For fundraisers not every mandate is worth taking; their reputation – and resource – is often at stake.
5 min read · 05 May 2020
