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eFront: Tech steps up to enhance oversight in outsourcingTechnology is empowering managers to outsource with confidence, say BlackRock’s Ludovic Legrand, director and head of business development for asset servicing, and Iain Robertson, vice-president of business development, asset servicing EMEA.
iCapital taps ex-Probitas boss to lead Asia business, launch HK officeThe platform joins the likes of Cambridge Associates, Blackstone and Credit Suisse in attempting to capture Asia’s burgeoning HNWI opportunity.
KKR ‘continues to pursue secondaries’ strategy amid firm build-outThe private equity giant is looking at opportunities to acquire secondaries firms or set the unit up organically, according to co-president and co-COO Scott Nuttall.
Future 40 Leaders – 2021: FundraisersFundraisers in the 40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity list, from meteoric risers to people who made the switch to virtual without batting an eye.
BlackRock: How is technology transforming the management of PE funds?From deal origination to portfolio construction to investor reporting, technology is poised to revolutionise private markets fund management, says Arnab Mazumdar, managing director and chief digital officer at BlackRock Alternative Investors.
Side Letter: BlackRock closes PE ELTIF; Aussie U-turn on unlisted performance testBlackRock has closed its debut European long-term investment fund, which provides retail investors with access to its direct PE deals. Plus: Australia's revised superannuation performance test could reignite an age-old debate and Private Equity International's latest Spotlight podcast tackles Q1's record fundraising. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Four ways GPs are expanding their capital bases – McKinsey reportPE firms are diversifying away from traditional third-party blind-pool fundraises amid further inflows from long-duration funds, GP stakes, insurance M&A and SPACs.
Side Letter: Leonard Green's mega-GP-led; another OMERS PE departureLeonard Green & Partners has closed one of the largest GP-led deals ever. Plus: Highlights from yesterday's AVCA conference and another departure from OMERS PE. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Q1's record fundraising; Thoma Bravo's target; PE sports blow?Fundraising appears to have bounced back to record levels in the first quarter. Plus: whether football's proposed European Super League could impact PE's appetite for the sport, and growth equity is living up to its name. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
BlackRock focuses on secondaries, renewables and creditThe world's biggest asset manager in recent weeks amassed nearly $8bn across its debut secondaries fund and its third renewable energy fund.