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Side Letter: Affinity's arbitration; CD&R's pension plans; Modern LP-GP commsMinority shareholders everywhere can breathe a sigh of relief following the results of Affinity's arbitration with Kyobo Life Insurance. Plus: how GPs can tweak LP communications for the modern age and CD&R has placated pension trustees of UK supermarket giant Morrisons. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Global Investor 100: The top 10The biggest get even bigger with the top 10 investors holding $415bn in private equity assets, up from $370bn held by last year’s leading LPs.
Side Letter: Insight eyes secondaries; Fidelity jumps into PE; Eurazeo fundraisingTech giant Insight Partners wants more freedom to pursue secondaries opportunities. Plus: Fidelity becomes latest asset management giant to stick a finger in the PE pie, and Eurazeo is rolling out new funds. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Why a Korean shareholder dispute could spark more buyoutsA recent fracas marks the latest in a string of negative headlines for Korean private equity, which some industry participants fear could impact dealmaking activity in the near-term.
Side Letter: What next for ESG in PE?This year's Responsible Investment Special explores the 30 Big Ideas driving innovation in ESG and impact. Plus: Carlyle's fundraising inflows climbed 42 percent last year and Canadian pensions have big plans for PE. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Epstein's tax advice to Black, Korean PE indictments – updatedYachts, planes and artwork are among areas Jeffrey Epstein provided tax advice for Leon Black, and a Korean PE dispute involving some of Asia's biggest names appears to have escalated. Plus: UK take-privates on the up. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
OpEx Awards winner Asia-Pacific: Affinity Equity Partners – Velocity Frequent FlyerAffinity was instrumental in enabling Velocity Frequent Flyer, Virgin Australia’s loyalty programme, to expand its redemption offers for members through a series of partnerships.
PEI Awards 2019: Asia-Pacific winnersPresenting the region’s best firms, limited partners and managers.
Three questions for EQT’s new Australia headManaging director Ken Wong talks fund families, paying up for Aussie assets and coronavirus fears.
Side Letter: Coronavirus and consumer assets, EQT in Oz, the illiquidity premiumAn update on how coronavirus is being felt by consumer-facing businesses in China; EQT makes it official in Oz; and where the FT went wrong. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.