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Side Letter: CPP's direct boss loss; RIP Russian PE; Carried interest under fireCPP Investments will have a new head of its directs business. Plus: Calvey's guilty verdict could sound a death knell for Russia's PE market and why the latest efforts to close a perceived CI tax loophole in the US are different from previous attempts. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: How to woo Japan LPs; SPAC settlement; Russian PE court caseTop tips for international GPs hoping to crack Japan's comparatively nascent LP market. Plus: why SPACs might be coming back to Earth and a Russian court case could have major implications for the country's PE market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Elbrus defies Russia's frosty climate to hit first close on Fund IIILP appetite for Russian private equity has been uncertain since the 2019 arrest of Baring Vostok founder Michael Calvey and several colleagues.
Side Letter: Brookfield mega impact plan, Manulife mission, carry tax debate to reigniteApologies for stating the obvious, but covid-19's impact on the industry will be multi-faceted and cannot be overstated. One effect is the catalysis of thinking around impact investing (see Brookfield's predictions and our special report below). Another is the hit to public finances and the need to raise tax from somewhere: strap in for another round of the carried-interest-as-capital-gain debate. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Russia and Baring Vostok, secondary buyout risk, emerging marketsRussia's frozen PE scene shows little sign of thaw; plus highlights from the Emerging Markets Special; a big hire in Spain and the truth (according to Adams Street Partners) behind sponsor-to-sponsor deals. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Russia’s Elbrus targets Asia, Middle East for $600m fundraise – exclusiveIts first fund, a 2008-vintage, still has four remaining assets and is operating at 0.8x gross total value, according to a source with knowledge of the matter.
Side Letter: JW Childs-less, Baring Vostok, Brexit - access deniedJohn Childs severs ties to the firm he founded, while Putin enters the Baring Vostok fray. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Goldman's carry, China VC, CalPERS's 'pillars'Another big name is nudging up the carry. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Calvey's arrest has kicked Russian PE when it's downThe arrest of Baring Vostok Capital Partners' US founder and three colleagues has done little to ease concerns about Russia as an investment destination for LPs.