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Apollo co-founder cautions against overpaying

The most important driver of returns is purchase price, co-founder Joshua Harris tells Harvard Business School students.

2 min read · 08 March 2016

Carlyle shutters fund of hedge funds

Carlyle Group’s investment solutions group, now comprised of AlpInvest and Metropolitan Real Estate, will focus mainly on secondaries, co-investments and managed accounts.

2 min read · 23 February 2016

Spin-out firms are high on LPs’ wish list

LPs turn to first-time funds of spin-out firms as the strong fundraising market is making it harder for them to commit to the best-quality GPs, according to a survey by Sixpoint Partners.

2 min read · 17 February 2016

Carlyle announces $200m share buyback

The listed firm follows in the footsteps of Appollo Capital Management announcing a share buyback and also revealed it has secured $3bn for its longer-term fund Carlyle Global Partners.

2 min read · 10 February 2016

SEC sees conflicts in GP-led restructurings

<p><em>The SEC’s Igor Rozenblit explains why some end-of-life fund situations can create conflicts of interest, particularly in terms of fees and expenses.</em></p>

3 min read · 03 February 2016

Dry powder in secondaries on the rise

Dry powder is also concentrated within the industry with the top 20 players managing more than 80 percent, according to Evercore.

1 min read · 25 January 2016

NYC promotes Doñé to group head of private markets

Doñé previously led private equity for the city’s public pension system and will add infrastructure and real estate to his responsibilities.

1 min read · 13 January 2016

Ontario Teachers’ names Graven Larsen CIO

Graven Larsen previously served as CIO of Denmark’s ATP. In his new role, he’s replacing Neil Petroff who retired from the Canadian pension plan in June.

2 min read · 11 January 2016

AlpInvest abandons energy and infrastructure fund

The firm has decided to roll its energy/infrastructure investment efforts into its broader secondaries business.

1 min read · 06 January 2016

Secondaries fundraising soars during summer

Funds raised grew by 40 percent between June and October to $37.07 billion.

1 min read · 20 October 2015

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