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Side Letter: Ham Lane's flexible fees, GP-led deals, ESG standardsHamilton Lane has introduced some flexibility on fee structures. GPs are now taking cash off the table in fund restructurings. ESG needs GPs to coalesce on measurement. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Welcoming scrutiny, Apollo hires, PE's new gameplan for sportsThe Women in Private Markets Forum is up and running and early talk is focusing on greater public scrutiny of private asset classes. Plus: buyout numbers in Europe, how PE fell in love with sports, and more.
Side Letter: Fink on fiduciary duty vs ESG, PSERS pares back on PE, Thoma Bravo performance dataThe tension between fiduciary duty and sustainability is front and centre today: BlackRock's Larry Fink spells it out, while a keynote at our CFOs and COOs Forum Europe gives a more nuanced view. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
New Jersey Division of Investment confirms $600m in commitmentsThe US public pension has committed to three separately managed accounts.
Side Letter: Campbell Lutyens LP data, Neil Harper and Merrick McKay join impact firm boardFundraising for emerging managers, so we are told, will always require in-person meetings. One such firm (or their placement agent) has come up with a solution that may put the fund back into fundraising. Plus: big hires for impact firm Zamo, Schroders buys a multi-family office and Eurazeo sets some diversity and inclusion targets. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Expect evolution on the secondaries sellsideAdvisors are likely to widen their scope of deal type this year amid the pause in traditional LP sales and GP-led processes.
Side Letter: The rise of iCapital, SEC's warning shot, Hillhouse on aligning PE with societyOne of the themes du jour in the world of PE fundraising is how to open the institution-dominated asset class to individual investors, whether it is mass affluent savers or HNWIs. We caught up with the CEO of iCapital – a prominent platform connecting GPs and rich individuals – to discuss what seems to be a transformative year for the company. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Why your next LP could come via iCapital’s platformThe fintech platform wants to break the barriers for HNWIs to access alternatives, says chief executive Lawrence Calcano.
Side Letter: TPG targets secondaries, GIC results, HNWIs betting on unicornsThe secondaries market slowed right down in H1, but that won't dissuade private equity's mega firms – TPG, for example – from trying to break into that market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
BlackRock expects alternatives boost from wealth channelThe investment giant estimates capital commitments from private wealth investors will make up close to a fifth of its alternatives assets by year-end, says alternatives chief Edwin Conway.