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BlackRock PE co-head: Semi-liquids could facilitate model portfolio adoptionSemi-liquid fund structures allow private market exposures to link into model portfolios more easily, according to Johnathan Seeg, global co-head of BlackRock Private Equity Partners.
Public-private partnerships: Who’s tied up with whom?PGIM and Partners Group became the latest firms this week to disclose partnerships amid a trend of traditional asset managers and private markets specialists partnering to tap more non-institutional capital.
Side Letter: Family office bullsFamily offices are proving seriously bullish on private equity this year. Plus: meet Europe's newest mid-market firm; and why a $21 billion pension is swapping PE for credit. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Adams Street targets mid-market PE with latest evergreen launchThe semi-liquid fund aims to provide 'diversified access to high-quality private growth companies' through directs and secondaries.
Side Letter: CVC's next flagship – updatedCVC has disclosed the expected launch date of its next private equity behemoth. Plus: Japanese pensions pile into alts; and a flurry of senior people moves in Asia. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Automated fund monitoring is rewiring the LP-GP relationshipInvestors are adopting the technology in ever greater numbers – and it could have far-reaching consequences for how they interact with PE managers.
Partners Group’s Layton: It's a dogfight for traditional PE funds to get raised nowThe firm still believes 2025 has the potential to be a well-performing vintage year, according to its chief executive.
How to build a secondaries businessOver the past five years, some private equity shops have shunned their illiquid mentality to launch their own secondaries businesses. Can they give the market’s mega-managers a run for their money?
Side Letter: PE's insurance icebergA $2 billion insurance tie up involving KKR could prove the tip of the iceberg for private markets firms hoping to access this lucrative channel. Plus: impact capital is becoming consolidated; and PJT Park Hill reckons secondaries activity could hit $230 billion this year. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: 'Another vast new market'Blackstone says perpetual capital is likely to prove key to unlocking the gargantuan 401(k) opportunity. Plus: change near the top at Carlyle, and bulls take aim at Spain. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.