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Side Letter: Berlin despatch, Tata's retreat, SoftBank's MisraThere is a lot going on in PE land at the moment. While delegates in Berlin are being forced to make decisions about contagion, we have updates on CDPQ, Tata, SoftBank, Investindustrial ... oh, and the PEI 300. Here’s today's briefing, for our valued subscribers only.
CDPQ invests record $7.9bn in 2019, as PE strategy continues shift to directsFollowing a significant re-weighting of CDPQ's private equity portfolio, direct investing represents more than three-quarters of all activity.
French public sector pension to double PE exposure – exclusiveThe €33bn Fonds de Réserve pour les Retraites' supervisory board will review its asset allocation plan in April.
UK pension giant opens private markets portfolio to DC membersThe move will enable roughly 85,000 DC members, representing around £1bn of funds, to select a private markets allocation within their investment programme.
Manulife ponders third-party capital for Asian co-investmentsThe firm appointed Myron Zhu, former co-head of APAC PE at Aberdeen Standard Investments, in August to build out its third-party capabilities in Asia.
Side Letter: BlackRock's back, Partners Group's milestone, Lex on fireBlackRock has put key person issues behind it and its plans for domination are back on track. Partners Group, meanwhile, has reached a private markets milestone and Lexington has become secondaries largest fundraiser... probably for a short while only. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Hong Kong carry, BX's insurance chief, EQT's target, ADIA saleChinese GPs are getting pushed on terms; carry in HK is getting an overhaul; Blackstone has a new insurance boss; EQT has a target; ADIA is selling a giant PE portfolio; and more. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: 5 trends to watch in 2020, FoFs in favour, climate tragedyWishing all our subscribers a happy new year. Today's brief, for our valued subscribers only, lists the trends we see emerging in 2020, as well as some nuggets you may have missed over the seasonal break.
Secondaries is still a minority pursuitThough the secondaries market continues to grow apace, sentiment dampened slightly in 2019, with cost concerns around GP-led deals a sticking point.
What Latin American pension funds are looking forSecondaries firms and mid-market tech funds are among the beneficiaries of the region’s increasingly sophisticated pension systems.