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Side Letter: Ardian's management tweaksArdian's new management structure includes a specialist advisory role to president Dominique Senequier on strategy and acquisitions. Plus: LPs are still visiting China in spite of geopolitical and macroeconomic headwinds and how LPs decide which emerging manager to back. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Partners Group's evergreen expansionPartners Group is setting up a bundle of new evergreen products as the firm seeks to expand its private wealth offering. Plus: how Ardian is thinking about buyouts in 2023; and another private equity firm is launching a public strategy. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
All roads lead to infrastructure secondariesA confluence of factors is driving interest in infrastructure secondaries.
Could AI be the future of LP secondaries?Generative artificial intelligence is being applied to private markets at breakneck speed. The biggest hurdle to applying these software tools to LP secondaries trades is the market’s lack of standardisation.
Side Letter: PE's continuation/co-investment conundrumThe rise of continuation funds is blurring the lines between them and what might be considered a co-investment. Plus: CPP Investments has a buyer for part of its hefty private equity portfolio sale; and Blackstone has raised its latest Tac Opps fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
What Blackstone’s and CVC’s milestones say about private markets$1trn in AUM and a $29bn raise are bright spots amid a mixed picture for the market.
Side Letter: Lex's $18bn (and counting); Sequoia's shake-up; Carlyle's tech headAnother secondaries giant is edging closer to a final close. Plus: Sequoia says goodbye to a venture capitalist hall-of-famer; and LPs appear to share GPs' love of insurance capital. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Download PEI's 2023 Women in Private Funds reportInside: Meet the women influencing the future of private equity; Addressing the gender imbalance in the asset class; Expert analysis from Ardian; Plus much more…
Ardian explains why DE&I is integral to ESG progressProviding inclusive and equal opportunities is closely tied to wider social and sustainability issues, all of which hinge on changing behaviours, says Ardian’s head of sustainability, Candice Brenet.
Global Investor 100: This year's top 10This year’s leading LPs collectively hold $803bn in private equity assets, with an average allocation of 20%.