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Side Letter: CVC, EQT eye mega-funds, MENA entices, Investcorp's US pushThe real reasons MENA private equity is heating up, European giants eye mega-funds, inside Investcorp's debut US PE push. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
MENA special: Buyers eye limited competition and cheap assetsThere is appetite for deals in the right sectors in the Middle East, which has had a volatile year with internal conflicts compounded by international tensions.
PEI 300 2019: Six firms making wavesThe firms from across the PEI 300 that hit the headlines - for good or bad - this year.
Future special: Keeping dealmaking personalAttempts to look into the future can conjure up images of a disturbing, even dystopian world, but observers of the private equity market offer a rather more reassuring picture. Technology will be important, but so too will human input
Future 40: Who’s showing private equity leadership?Who are the young guns showing innovation in the industry? Who has the X factor that marks them as a future leader? Our Future 40 list of the 40 individuals aged under 40 set to shape private equity over the next decade.
KKR, TPG, Partners Group, first adopters of IFC’s impact principlesThe Operating Principles for Impact Management, published by the IFC, set a clear common market standard for what constitutes an impact investment and addresses concerns about 'impact-washing'.
Life after Abraaj: How former employees can remain in private equityJunior and mid-level employees are widely regarded as attractive targets, while more senior personnel may find themselves on the receiving end of tough questions from future business partners.
Side Letter: Hard/Soft ESG, Abraaj alumni, Salu, Goldman slacksData dominated Day 2 of the Responsible Investment Forum in NYC, while a new player is making waves in insurance. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Abraaj Group’s Partners: Where Are They NowWhile successful buyers are likely to take on a healthy number of mid-level staff, PEI looks at which senior personnel have left and who remains behind.
PEI Awards 2018: Global winnersEnergy, healthcare, technology, consumer, long-term, frontier markets and impact investment firms of the year.