Joe Marsh

UK accelerator Unrest to raise start-up fund

Pan Demetriou and Orr Vinegold aim to turn their accelerator into a sort of Y Combinator for UK impact brands.

Multifamily office Stonehage Fleming on when it takes venture risk

Mat Powley, a partner on the private capital team, talks about the $28bn UK multifamily office’s approach to new and venture GPs for its flagship fund of funds.

BlackRock taps Wellington for US insurance strategy head

The move by the asset management giant, which has around $603bn in insurance AUM, reflects a global trend among GPs.

Aware Super appoints first Europe PE head

The $126bn Australian retirement fund continues to build its London team ahead of the arrival of its new head of international, PEI has learned.

GPs discuss valuation challenges as regulatory scrutiny rises

With market watchdogs looking more closely at private asset pricing, Private Equity International spoke to managers of semi-liquid funds about their valuation methods.

QIC's Europe PE head urges LP caution on co-investments

LPs may want to consider why an established GP is offering them access to co-investments, Rune Jepsen, head of Europe private equity at the Australian state fund, tells PEI.

Multifamily office Stonehage Fleming to restart co-investments

The $26bn investor is seeing 'more appealing dealflow' from oversubscribed GPs, partner Mat Powley tells PEI.

Blackstone snares Fidelity’s APAC insurance head for regional buildout

Pierre-Emmanuel Brard's hire is part of Blackstone's global push to raise more capital from insurers, PEI learns.

How HSBC Life invests in private equity

Global CIO William Chan tells PEI how the $130bn insurer picks GPs, its selection criteria for continuation vehicles and why it is wary of semi-liquid funds.

The evolving nature of private equity valuations

The accuracy and frequency of private equity asset pricing is becoming a bigger issue for investors.