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Story of the Year: Pension trio makes investment case for action on climate changeA joint statement in March by California State Teachers’ Retirement System, Japan’s Government Pension Investment Fund and UK’s USS Investment Management signaled a significant shift in reallocation of capital.
Pent-up demand points to big 2021 for secondariesDemand among buyers and LPs’ desire to manage their portfolios in the wake of covid-19 point to healthy transaction secondaries volumes in the year ahead.
Side Letter: Vista's Sheth, Partners Group on pandemic pricing, a new GP seeding platformAssets that have proved their resilience in the pandemic will be worth paying up for, says Partners Group. Plus: Vista's Brian Sheth has left the building, a new platform for seeding firms and more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Coronavirus hasn’t derailed the impact trainThat impact funds continue to attract capital during a flight to safety is evidence of LPs’ shifting priorities.
Private markets mega-firms sign up to climate frameworkThe group, which includes some of the world's largest private equity and infrastructure firms, pledges to share knowledge on climate-related risks and 'improve the resilience' of long-term investment portfolios.
Side Letter: DoL deals ESG blow, CalPERS goes big on secondaries, LP appetite for PE returnsUpdated rules from the DoL force fiduciaries to put financial returns ahead of “unrelated objectives” – specifically ESG. Plus: CalPERS re-enters the secondaries ring. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Secondaries' record fundraising; Main Street and PE; desktop due diligenceThe cottage industry traditionally associated with LPs wanting to get out of "bad" funds has already raised more capital this year than any other in its history. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Fewer funds gobble up LP capital as YTD fundraising remains strongThe number of funds that have closed so far in 2020 is down 50% year-on-year while the dollar value of capital raised remains steady, PEI data show.
KKR amasses more than $13bn for record Asia fundKKR Asian Fund IV, which has been in market since March, is already 40% larger than its 2017-vintage predecessor.
Danish pension's FoF arm seeks up to €800m for debut fund as it turns GPATP Private Equity Partners, which invests on behalf of the country's largest pension, will raise third-party capital for the first time.