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NMERB approves $100m in commitmentNMERB has backed a North America focused separate account.
Side Letter: BlackRock's back, Partners Group's milestone, Lex on fireBlackRock has put key person issues behind it and its plans for domination are back on track. Partners Group, meanwhile, has reached a private markets milestone and Lexington has become secondaries largest fundraiser... probably for a short while only. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
BlackRock lifts suspension on long-term fundThe firm received unanimous approval from its LPs to replace Mark Wiseman with Robert Kapito as chairman of the executive investment committee, allowing its Long Term Private Capital Fund to continue investing.
Side Letter: Fundraising smash, Oaktree dismissal, buying listed stocksInvestors continued to flock to PE in 2019, say our data. Also: a dismissal at Oaktree; news from the Asian conference circuit and listed strategies. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
HK regulator: Climate change has 'implications' for investment portfoliosJulia Leung, the Hong Kong financial body's deputy chief exec, says asset managers in Asia tend to focus more on governance than environmental concerns.
Story of the year: Brookfield’s Oaktree acquisitionThe $475bn combined AUM of the firms brings scale across alternative asset classes neither have achieved on their own.
Side Letter: LP Perspectives 2020, Wiseman departs BlackRock, Cocktails with PEIOur LP Perspectives Survey 2020 is out, so is our first Cocktails with PEI, which features Asante Capital’s Warren Hibbert. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
BlackRock suspends new deals from long-term PE fund after Wiseman’s departureThe firm will need LP approval to continue investing from the vehicle, which has thus far collected $2.75bn against a target of up to $12bn.
BlackRock’s PE plans ‘unchanged’ by Wiseman’s departureThe alternatives veteran was terminated for failing to disclose a workplace relationship, according to internal memos.
eFront: How tech can unlock private marketseFront’s Tarek Chouman explains how data and information exchange powered by technology will open the door to increased allocations to private markets.