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What Blackstone, Carlyle and abrdn look for in GP-led dealsSponsors must ensure their own interests align with those of their existing LPs and the buyers to combat a rise in 'conflict washing', panellists at last week's Invest Europe forum warned.
Two ways the SEC’s climate proposal could impact private marketsPrivate markets may feel the impact of an SEC climate disclosure proposal for publicly traded companies, disclosed this week.
Women in Private Markets Summit – who said what about secondaries?The subject of secondaries came up frequently at the event in December. Here are some of the issues that were top of mind.
Side Letter: GP stakes look east; TPG's $9bn IPO; Ares raises $3.3bn – updatedDyal's latest coup in Asia-Pacific could inspire the market's growing pool of GP stakes firms to look east. Plus: TPG has set a price for today's IPO and Ares has gathered $3.3 billion for its latest special opportunities fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Japan's $87bn alts hire; Bonaccord's $1.2bn; Navigating China riskOne of Japan's newest and best-capitalised alternatives heads will have their work cut out for them. Plus: LPs are looking to their GPs to help navigate China risk and GP stakes newcomer Bonaccord has held a chunky final close. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Three takeaways from PEI’s Women in Private Markets SummitTopics du jour included LP sentiment around today’s heady fundraising environment and frenetic dealmaking; the pervasiveness of continuation vehicles; and the democratisation of private markets.
Europe PE veteran Gilmore joins Time PartnersWilliam Gilmore was head of origination at AXON and previously led abrdn’s primary funds team in Europe.
Aberdeen Standard Investments: Approaching D&I from multiple anglesAmbitious firm and industry-wide changes are needed to address the scale of the diversity and inclusion challenge, say Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Karen Hill, Karin Hyland and Shelley Morrison.
Aberdeen Standard: ESG will be integrated across the industry soonWhile engagement remains patchy in some regions, Aberdeen Standard Investments’ Alistair Watson, Alan Gauld and Stephanie Kempton expect ESG integration to soon become the industry norm.
Side Letter: Blackstone valuations, CPPIB's sustainability shift, deceptive dataCPPIB, the biggest private equity investor in the world according to our Global Investor 100, is going further on ESG. It won't be the only institution doing so, says a bfinance survey. Plus more on a topic as old as PE itself: problems with performance calculation.