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Side Letter: Sequoia's bid to reinvent long-holds; Ares earnings; Banking on Japanese secondariesVenture capital giant Sequoia is undergoing a major restructuring as it embraces longer holds. Plus: What you need to know from Ares' Q3 earnings and why two Japan veterans are banking on the country's secondaries market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's lobbying leaders; Advent's $25bn target; Ares' wealth build-outPrivate equity participants are increasingly willing to spend big to influence politics. Plus: Advent is coming back with its next flagship (who isn't?) and Ares is the latest blue-chip to bet big on its private wealth channel. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Blackstone, Apollo earnings; STIC's hard-cap; Liverpool's impact playKey third-quarter highlights from private equity's listed giants. Plus: Korea's STIC has upped its pan-Asia hard-cap ahead of backdoor listing and Australia's Liverpool Partners wants to make a multi-asset impact. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Sports' most active PE owners revealedBuyout firms CVC Capital Partners and Silver Lake are among the biggest investors by disclosed deal value, alongside sports specialists Arctos Sports Partners and Bruin Capital.
Side Letter: Arctos' $2.9bn slam dunk; Carlyle's Selwood coup; Summit's $8.35bn peakArctos is setting records with its debut sports fund. Plus: Carlyle has tapped a former CPP veteran to help with corporate M&A and Summit has capitalised on rampant appetites for growth equity. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
A case in Minnesota highlights the precarious nature of ESG riskGPs can be at the mercy of even the weakest connections to adherence to ESG standards – real or perceived.
Is private equity a good deal for retail investors?Jeff Hooke, senior finance lecturer at Johns Hopkins Carey Business School, says individual investors will get 'milked for fees' accessing PE.
Side Letter: Real Madrid tackles CVC; Ares' CFO sacking; UK's late SPAC entryReal Madrid says it plans to sue a CVC Capital Partners exec over the firm's attempt to acquire a stake in Spanish football's top flight. Plus: Details on Ares Management's CFO departure and why the UK may be late to the SPAC party. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: GPIF's $6bn appetite; Apollo's Motive-ation; CDPQ's PE prioritiesA closer look at GPIF's burgeoning appetite for PE. Plus: why symbiosis could be the future of GP stakes and CDPQ's new PE chief outlines his priorities for the asset class. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Investors turn the diversity spotlight on debtGiven their more limited ability to influence DE&I at the asset level, private debt managers initially faced less scrutiny on the issue from LPs. That is now beginning to change.