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PEI 300 HighlightsHighlights from the 2012 list of the 300 largest private equity firms in the world.
- More data please
Both the Institutional Limited Partners Association and several large firms have backed a new database that will provide LPs with additional information on funds.
- Friday Letter See you in Sao Paulo
A who’s who of private equity GPs have been going to Brazil this year – many for the first time. The reason? To take part in the market’s ‘energia fantástica’, as evidenced this week by the $1.2bn final close on Gavea Investimentos’ third fund.
- Friday Letter The post golden era
This year’s PEI 300 is populated with familiar names, but as the mid-2000s fundraising boom recedes into history, expect a radical shuffling of the ranks
- Friday Letter The odd couple
The fates of two European aluminium businesses raise questions about the combination of private and sovereign capital.
- Friday Letter: Why the SEC’s good intentions may harm investors
From an investigation into ties with sovereign funds to the looming investment advisor registration deadline, the SEC has made clear it will continue to monitor private equity firms closely. But whether or not it has sufficient resources to do so has industry insiders – and even a former SEC chairman – more than a little bit anxious.
- Friday Letter Texas Consolidates
The Texas Teachers’ Retirement System has committed $6bn to KKR and Apollo to invest across strategies – specialist managers are missing out.
- Friday Letter Careful what you wish for
LPs love the US mid-market at the moment – but there are genuine concerns that the amount of capital flooding into this segment could depress returns.
- SSG makes final close on $400m hard-cap
The special situations firm’s latest pan-Asian vehicle was oversubscribed and has now deployed around one-third of its capital.
- Rice to step down as CD&R chairman
Joseph Rice, a pioneer of the buyout model who will leave the firm in June, earlier this year said at an industry conference that CD&R would likely never go public like several of its peers.