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LPs' predictions: Will private equity return to normality in 2026?

Institutional investors share their insights on private equity trends for the year ahead with PEI.

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Summer reading: The books LPs are reading right now

Whether your seasonal plans include vacations or staycations, be transported with the faves shared by these private equity investors.

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Investor Intentions: Aware Super looks to increase activity in PE secondaries

Australian pension will maintain 5% allocation to private equity, while shifting focus to secondaries.

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Aware Super appoints first Europe PE head

The $126bn Australian retirement fund continues to build its London team ahead of the arrival of its new head of international, PEI has learned.

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LPs flock to the secondaries market as buyers

Aware 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.

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PEI Awards 2024: EMEA winners

Kirkland & Ellis collects two awards, while Aware Super wins Limited Partner of the Year in EMEA.

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Dealmaking, fundraising and exits in 2025: LPs share their predictions

Private equity investors largely believe dealmaking activity will increase this year, which will in turn boost exits and distributions.

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What to expect from APAC private equity in 2025

The region could see renewed appetites for Southeast Asia, a burgeoning IR community in East Asia and new pockets of secondaries opportunities next year.

Aware Super contact information

Offices

marker iconLevel 22, 388 George Street, Sydney, 2000, Australia
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Contacts

NameJob titleLocationEmail
Key Contact
user imageMr. Simon Warner
Job titleChief Investment Officer
LocationSydney, Australia
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Key Contact
user imageMr. Damien Webb
Job titleDeputy Chief Investment Officer and Head of International Expansion
LocationLondon, United Kingdom
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user imageJustin Howell
Job titleChief Operating Officer
LocationSydney, Australia
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user imageMr. Joel Bowman
Job titleAssociate Portfolio Manager
LocationSydney, Australia
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Aware Super fund commitments

Known fund commitments: 73

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Commitment dateMay 2025
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Commitment dateNov 2022
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Side Letter: PE's biggest investors

In today's edition, Our latest Global Investor 150 ranking is out; Canada's BCI triples its PE exposure; Summer book recommendations from the Side Letter team.

Summer’s in session: The content LPs are consuming this year

Some of private equity’s biggest investors including CalPERS, IMAS Foundation and Aware Super share their best book and podcast recommendations for summer 2026.

Semi-liquid funds bonanza: Story of the Year

Access to private markets has hugely evolved in 2025 thanks to the proliferation of innovative fund structures, including semi-liquid funds.

Side Letter: Reallocating for retirement

In today's edition, Australia's ageing population could have ramifications for PE allocations; why the UK's PE community is in a holding pattern; and the structural changes behind APAC's maturing exit markets.

Side Letter: Mismarked assets, can-kicking

One of the secondaries market's newest entrants says capital solutions are 'kicking the can down the road'. Plus: Why an AI bubble has pros and cons; and a record-breaking India fund close. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Longer hold periods stretch GPs’ plans

LPs have started raising concerns about their GPs’ value creation plans for those portfolio companies sitting within older funds, writes Giovanni Legorano. So, are long-held assets receiving enough TLC?

Side Letter: PE's urge to merge

Pantheon's former rainmaker Susan Long McAndrews says LP saturation will drive GPs towards consolidation. Plus: one of Australia's largest LPs could get even more firepower. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Side Letter: Aware's DEI non-negotiables

One 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.