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Side Letter: PE's semi-liquid surgePrivate equity's push into semi-liquids continues to gather momentum. Plus: S&P Global Ratings is warning that some global alternative investment funds will come under pressure over the coming year. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Temasek's China certaintyA new Temasek subsidiary has defied geopolitical uncertainty to raise substantial global capital for a China-focused strategy. Plus: insurers are pulling back from private equity; and Carlyle expects a dealmaking deluge. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Placement veteran MVision enters administrationThe firm, founded by industry stalwart Mounir 'Moose' Guen, has raised capital for some of the biggest names in alternatives.
Side Letter: NPS's alts appreciation; BlackRock's take-private tiltKorea's NPS is seeing an uptick in alternatives performance as it continues to pile into private equity. Plus: BlackRock is leaning into take-privates and corporate carve-outs. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: TPG's target timelines; Arizona State's exit expectationsTPG says it expects to raise up to $6 billion more towards its revised fund targets. Plus: Arizona State Retirement System sees sunnier days on the horizon for exit activity; and wealth platform Endowus has new backers. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Don’t believe the hype: UK DC pension reform is not all about PEGovernment intentions and market expectations of the Mansion House reforms may not entirely be aligned.
What's on private equity's podcast playlist this summer?Private equity professionals tell PEI which podcasts they'll be listening to this summer, with the list ranging from start-up entrepreneurship to the history of ancient civilisations.
Side Letter: PE's AI-mplications; IMM's 3.5x exit; MacDonell's London moveConsultancy AlixPartners unwraps the ways in which private equity could be transformed by generative AI. Plus: LP veteran Allen MacDonell has joined a hefty UK institution; and Korea's IMM Private Equity has notched up a strong exit while fundraising. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Treading the data management balancing actManagers are revamping their data management processes to cope with intensifying LP demands for better, faster reporting. Can technology and third-party providers help to relieve the burden?
GPs get their houses in order as new regs and LPs up demandsPrivate equity has been the target of increasing regulatory scrutiny in recent years.