Ares Management

The head of product management Asia for Ares' wealth unit and the firm's head of strategy for Asia have both departed within the past month.

KKR has tempered expectations around the speed at which private markets firms will unlock 401(k) capital at scale. Plus: Ares looks set to close its latest buyout fund at just over half the size of its predecessor. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Fund VII, which has an undisclosed target, held its most recent interim close on $1.79bn in November, PEI data shows.

Upfront investment in portfolio company talent can pay dividends in terms of long-term growth, say Ares Management partners Jordan Smith and David Allocco

Evolutions in the secondaries market have led to different levels of growth in its various subsegments, says Nate Walton, partner and head of private equity secondaries at Ares Management

Ares Management is seeking to capture opportunities linked to the private equity industry's liquidity problem. Plus: ADIA becomes a fan of NAV financing; and a look at which firms can truly claim to be decarbonising their portfolios. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

University of Oxford professor and private equity gadfly Ludovic Phalippou explains why deal-by-deal carry isn't necessarily cheaper for investors than the alternatives. Plus: Ares Management loses a PE co-head. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Continuation funds can deliver a higher MOIC and stronger risk-adjusted returns than buyout funds, according to research by Morgan Stanley. Plus: UK mid-market firm Epiris has held the final close on its third flagship; and wealth management fundraising remains an area of focus for Ares. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

We put a spotlight on the women shaping the private markets landscape.

As women’s sports become big business, institutional capital is racing to get a piece of the action.

As deploying capital gets harder, lenders and lawyers are turning to hybrid structures that blend sub-line mechanics with parallel vehicles and squeezing more leverage out of uncalled commitments.

LPs are increasingly concerned about tail-end assets; Virginia's $134bn state pension system is worried about GP selection; Apax's new IR hire.

With evergreen fund investment in GP-led deals on the rise, how compatible are these transactions with vehicles that offer investors a degree of periodic liquidity and, in most cases, diversified exposures?

Deferred interest payments and a series of high-profile leveraged loan defaults in the US point to signs of stress within private equity portfolios. Should LPs be concerned?

Manager consolidation, HNWI-focused insurance products and a China rebound are on the cards for APAC private equity markets this year.