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Side Letter: BPEA EQT's top concern; Japan's LP budget constraints; PAI's ESG bossEQT's chief executive and its Asia chairman share their concerns for private equity in Asia-Pacific. Plus: Why Japan's currency concerns may extend into next year; and France's PAI has a new ESG boss. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: KKR anchors Atwater; Ardian's iCap tie-up; impact-linked carry crewKKR turns LP for an alum's media and entertainment fund. Plus: Ardian says 'oui' to more private wealth capital and another firm is tying carried interest to impact. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Roundtable: How co-investors are adjusting to an unsettled marketInstitutional capital continues to flow into the co-investment market. With inflation high, interest rates on the rise and regulatory change on the horizon, managers need to work hard on returns.
Employee Ownership Programmes: How do they affect returns for LPs?Employee ownership programmes, which seek to build wealth among company workers, are gaining traction in the private equity industry. Are investors losing out on upside, or benefitting from increased value creation?
Why Thoma Bravo won't IPO or sell a stake in itselfThe software specialist has internal talks about accepting outside capital 'all the time', but likes things as they are, says co-founder Orlando Bravo.
Our SI 50 ranking shows the changing shape of the secondaries marketThough this year’s ranking of the biggest secondaries fundraisers has a different name at number one for the first time ever, many of the most interesting subplots can be found further down.
Side Letter: Future Fund's PE 'shakeout'; ICG's succession shake-up; Ardian's boss lossMonday is Labor Day in the US, meaning Side Letter will return to your inbox on Tuesday. In the meantime, Australia's sovereign wealth fund is expecting less established managers to struggle in the coming economic storm; and GP-led giant ICG has enacted a succession plan. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
SI 50: Secondaries scales new heightsEven amid today’s rocky macro environment, the industry’s biggest fundraisers continue to pull in more capital
Side Letter: Five tips for LP stake sales; BC's vintage conviction; PE's deal volume resiliencePJT's head of LP advisory shares five top tips for anyone considering a fund stake sale. Plus: Why BC Partners is bullish on 2022-vintages; and private equity deal volumes are defying market uncertainty. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
When it comes to succession, scale plays an outsized roleWhen faced with an unexpected succession issue, it helps to be a huge, multi-strategy business.