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CPPIB: the smartest, nicest guys in the roomCanada Pension Plan Investment Board's secondaries team is giving traditional firms a run for their money. The secret to its success is more than simply having a lower cost of capital.
Ardian's $18bn secondaries mega-fund highlights shifting GP-LP relationshipThe desire of private equity firms to hold assets for longer is creating misalignment with their LPs – and conditions for the secondaries market to thrive.
Side Letter: Quickfire Texas, Ardian's rise, Paris in the springTexas is getting its work done early, while Paris is looking more like the PE centre of Europe. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Russian 'reiderstvo', babbling Brookfield, tech bet"Reiderstvo" comes to Russian private equity. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
France Invest’s Gaillard on why PE isn’t at odds with the gilets jaunesFrance’s parliament is working on legal reforms that introduce a tax-efficient system to distribute a portion of capital gains among all employees of an acquired company.
Hermes reaches target on fourth co-invest fund – exclusiveThe firm held a first close on Hermes GPE PEC IV Co-Investment Fund, which has a $500m hard-cap.
AlpInvest hires ex-McKinsey exec to head up Japan push – exclusiveYasuyuki Kanda, a former engagement manager with McKinsey & Company, will focus on business development and investor relations.
CDPQ's Etroy on the indirect benefits of going directThe way the Canadian pension giant's Stephane Etroy sees it, pushing into directs has a positive effect on the whole private equity programme
2018: Fundraising at the last chance saloonFirms with complicated track records have seen the current fundraising bonanza and decided to jump in.
TCRS approves $300m in commitmentsThe US public pension has backed Western Europe and North American focused funds.