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IR Insights with Advent's Johanna Barr: 'I ended up in PE by pure chance'PEI catches up with Johanna Barr, managing director and global co-head of LP services at Advent, to discuss building new relationships and the need for streamlined due diligence.
Texas ERS ups PE allocation to limit programme scale-backThe $36bn pension, which counts Advent, TPG, Hg and Industry Ventures among its long-standing GP relationships, was overallocated to PE by more than 6 percentage points.
DOWNLOAD: Crowded fundraising backdrop sees 40% decline in funds closedFundraising in the first half of 2022 fell, yet both the number of funds seeking to raise capital and the volume of capital they are targeting have hit a record.
Fundraising sees $122bn drop in the first half of 2022Sizeable closes by large funds, including those by Advent International, Insight Partners and KKR, accounted for nearly 40% of capital raised for the period, as the number of vehicles closed sank to its lowest since 2017.
Fundraising Frenzy: Talent and resources feel the crunchCompressed fundraising cycles mean investment professionals at both GPs and LPs are taking advantage of more opportunities to jump ship, sources tell PEI.
Burnout prompts PE professionals to consider leaving the industryReasons cited for wanting to quit include heavy workload, manual processes, long working hours, tight deadlines and increasing demands from management.
How firms can distinguish themselves in a crowded fundraising marketWith so many funds in market chasing ever-heightening targets, GPs cannot rely solely on their returns track record to secure LP commitments.
Side Letter: Advent's timely $26bn; Cathay's €500m health kick; UK's climate crackdownAdvent International's gargantuan fundraise should be well placed to capitalise on new take-private opportunities. Plus: Cathay Capital has joined the life sciences party and the UK is getting demanding when it comes to climate disclosures. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Advent defies fundraising headwinds to close world's second-largest PE fundAdvent International Global Private Equity X found itself on LP 'priority lists' thanks to the strong performance of its predecessors, global co-head of LP services Robert Weaver told PEI.
MassPRIM commits $1.2bn in private equityThe US-based public pension has backed nine private equity funds.