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Side Letter: Eight giant investors on their PE fears, EQT's virtual AGM, hires for BD and HIGWe've been gathering data and views from the world's largest PE investors; here is a taster of what they are telling us. Also: new hires for HIG and BD, Blackstone's recruitment shift, and more.
Side Letter: Archer's on ice, TH Lee, Carlyle hire, LP commsAnother of Australia's PE brands faces an uncertain future. Plus: LPs are feeling sanguine about GP transparency. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: L Catterton's exodus, Hillhouse returns, Ethos's covid-19 fundHow LPs passed a signicant change to an L Catterton key person clause. Plus: Hillhouse's $13 billion fundraise and Ethos's covid-19 rescue fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Remote fund commitments, Dunkin' Dyal, SoftBank bruisedSo much for the "new normal" of remote working; LPs seem unlikely to make commitments to any new manager without sitting down and breathing the same air. Here's today's brief for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: $124bn raised in Q1, capital calls up, government loans debateFundraising data have yet to reflect the current covid-19 crisis. Plus: capital calls are up, say LPs, and PE firms are still trying to get governments to let them in on rescue loan packages. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Covid-19 updates, Aussie super mergers, LP relations in a crisisAustralian pension funds are merging for the sake of scale; what are the implications for managers? Also: here are the questions we want to answer in the coming days and weeks. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Evercore's game-changer, LPs and net zero emissions, diversity in FranceTalk of the responsible investing town is all about climate change: any manager not thinking about this in an organised way should be warned. Also today: PE Game Changer of the Year, France's positive moves on gender equality and various firms reacting to the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Rollover co-investments, Brookfield's $20bn, online fundraisingA recurring theme right now is how GPs are finding ways to hang on to the assets they love; today we take a look at the rise in rollover co-investment. We also have news on a giant infra fundraise, a burgeoning online fundraising platform and more. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Life after Abraaj, Eurazeo's credit line, CDPQ people moveVisit PEI later for a fundraising market update. Spoiler alert: it contains the phrase "post-crisis high"... again. In the meantime we catch up with a former Abraaj regional chief, reflect on the growing link between ESG and cost of capital and add some new funds to the private equity Hall of Fame. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
ACERA decreases target allocation to private equityThe US public pension's target allocation to private equity has dropped to 8%.