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Side Letter: Aware's DEI non-negotiablesOne of Australia's most influential LPs is doing the utmost to continue driving diversity at the GP level, despite wider headwinds. Plus: the SEC's budget seems to confirm industry hopes of a less aggressive regulatory future. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Investor Intentions: Aware Super looks to increase activity in PE secondariesAustralian pension will maintain 5% allocation to private equity, while shifting focus to secondaries.
Side Letter: Killing PE's golden gooseMonday is a public holiday in some markets, so we'll return to your inbox on Tuesday. In the meantime: why excessive evergreen fees could undermine private equity's raison d'être; and takeaways from PEI Group's Operating Partners Europe Forum. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Longer hold periods in PE create misalignment in operating partner resourcingLPs worry that older assets are no longer getting time and attention for value creation as GPs move on to new assets, according to panellists at PEI’s Operating Partners Europe Forum.
Side Letter: Superfund PE head scoopAustralia's third-largest superfund has a new European head of PE. Plus: Ares reckons more endowments could hit the secondaries market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Aware Super appoints first Europe PE headThe $126bn Australian retirement fund continues to build its London team ahead of the arrival of its new head of international, PEI has learned.
Side Letter: LPs down toolsSome LPs are said to have completely paused their commitment activity amid tariff uncertainty. Plus: private equity's sporting ambitions could get a boost; and how China's PE market fared last year. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Liquidity at what price?While some LPs that had planned to sell into the secondaries market this year are mulling whether the time is right, others are ploughing ahead with their processes – for now.
NZ Super’s new buyouts blueprintThe New Zealand sovereign wealth fund is on the hunt for lower mid-market managers amid plans to raise its PE allocation from 3% to 5%.
LPs flock to the secondaries market as buyersAware Super is the latest example, with CIO Damien Webb saying he expects the superannuation fund to allocate further capital to the space in the next three years.