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Impact investment's role in the fight against climate changeAs governments, climate experts and campaigners gather at COP26, how are impact investors tackling the defining challenge of our era?
Side Letter: EQT's €4bn long-hold target; Japan's tech pledge; Canadian continuationEQT's new fund will combine two of private equity's hottest trends: long-hold investing and impact-linked carry. Plus: Japan's government is backing private tech companies and why Canada's latest continuation deal was doubly unusual. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Goldman spies 'speed bumps'; DE&I's crucial questions; BlackRock's APAC wealth bossGoldman chief David Solomon isn't convinced private equity's frenetic dealmaking will go the distance. Plus: PEI's inaugural DE&I Special Report explores 11 crucial questions for managers to consider when addressing the issue, and BlackRock has tapped a former HSBC boss to lead its APAC wealth business. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PDF's PE appetite; BlackRock earnings; ex-GSO Partners' GP stakes firmPoland DFI eyes more PE; BlackRock's Fink on inflation; and key findings from ILPA's latest intelligence report. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
BlackRock's Fink: Inflation trends appear 'more than transitory'Despite a slight rise in rate expectations, BlackRock's chief executive still sees a 'lower for longer' environment that will be conducive for continued alternative inflows.
Side Letter: PE's pricing panic; BlackRock's long, long-hold; RidgeLake's Gauge stakeOur recent carried interest survey shows an industry concerned about alignment and valuations. Plus: why BlackRock's latest secondaries deal represents a long, long-hold and GP stakes business RidgeLake has backed a US mid-market firm. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: EQT's Japan Post hire; CD&R's £7bn trolley dash; Charme's first closeEQT has tapped a former Japan Post and TPG executive to lead its efforts in Tokyo. Plus: Italy's Charme has held a first close on its latest fund and CD&R has emerged victorious in the latest scramble for a UK supermarket chain. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Co-investments: When the music stops - Be readyCo-investment provides access to great assets at reduced economics. However, when this bull run finally ends, co-investors must be ready to get their hands dirty.
- Side Letter: Threats to PE's democratisation; Wellington's plans; Brookfield eyes growth
Proposals in the US could throw a spanner in the works for some retail investors wanting PE access. Plus: which managers' fundraises were affected the most by the pandemic and the allure of growth equity. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Why Japanese LPs have allocation agitation; veteran fundraiser moves (again)Japanese LPs seeking exposure to US venture capital are instead being shepherded towards larger growth funds. Plus: a former BC Partners and OMERS exec is on the move and CalSTRS outlines its roadmap to net-zero. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.