Private Equity

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Goldman Sachs offloads $4bn of PE from balance sheet

The bank is reducing the stress capital intensity of its businesses by selling balance sheet private equity investments, chief executive David Solomon said on the firm's earnings call.

2 min read · 20 January 2021

Franklin Templeton on investing alongside traditional VC firms

One of the world's leading mutual funds has taken advantage of its Silicon Valley location to become a meaningful VC player. Over the last five years, the firm invested nearly $1bn in late-stage and mid-stage venture capital deals.

4 min read · 24 December 2020

How to get an emerging markets deal done during a downturn

The covid-19 pandemic has dealt severe challenges to the emerging markets growth model but fund managers on the ground are making the best of it.

5 min read · 30 November 2020

South-East Asia still has goldmine potential for LPs

Jungle Ventures' Amit Anand talks about growing interest in the region from European investors and why it is not too late for LPs to enter.

3 min read · 09 November 2020

Performance watch: Thoma Bravo's PE funds

Thoma Bravo is reportedly seeking $16.5bn for Fund XIV, which, if successful, would be at least 30% larger than its 2018-vintage Fund XIII.

1 min read · 13 October 2020

Why Asian private equity is worlds apart

The Asian private equity market was grappling with geopolitical rifts even prior to the introduction of global travel bans, yet there are reasons to be optimistic.

10 min read · 30 September 2020

Ares emerges as backer of group targeting Premier League football club

Documents seen by PEI show Kapital Football Group is seeking around $270m of equity capital for phase one of a plan that includes acquiring a 'mid-table' Premier League club.

3 min read · 24 September 2020

Championship rings and All-Star tickets: Inside Dyal’s NBA strategy

Documents seen by PEI detail Dyal HomeCourt Partners' investment strategy, fund terms and perks.

2 min read · 22 September 2020

How China Renaissance transitioned from passenger to pilot

Investment bank China Renaissance has evolved from passive co-investor to leading deals with its latest family of RMB- and USD-denominated private equity funds.

6 min read · 15 September 2020

Europe sees increased activity in H1 2020 as deal size swells

More than €9.5bn was invested across 1,344 deals in Europe in the second quarter making it the third best quarter on record for the region.

3 min read · 30 July 2020

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