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Side Letter: How endowments can find alphaWhy simply participating in private equity may not guarantee outsized returns. Plus: the former head of KKR’s Global Impact Fund in Europe is seeking to raise a new growth fund; and Indian fundraising is ticking up. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blue Owl Capital makes the case for GP stakes investingGP stakes investing aims to offer investors cashflow and diversification in uncertain times, says Blue Owl Capital senior managing director Sean Ward.
Why betting on private equity delivering alpha over itself makes senseBuying the market – via a low-cost strategy – is starting to look surprisingly attractive for certain investors.
NewVest raises third pool of capital for 'Vanguard of private markets' strategyThe passive index investing-focused firm gives investors exposure to the largest private equity funds in market on an annual vintage basis.
Asian GPs hope for a SEA changeSoutheast Asia, once touted as the continent’s next big thing in private equity, is struggling to live up to expectations. What’s holding the region back?
Side Letter: Continuation fund inceptionA growing number of continuation fund assets could be exited via... another continuation fund. Plus: New Mountain Capital runs its second single-asset process; and Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund has launched a fund of funds. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's barbell bluesMid-sized private equity firms could face an existential crisis due to a fundraising 'barbell' effect. Plus: Mubadala has closed its latest third-party private equity fund; and impact is helping lure insurers into the private markets. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Is DPI gameable?Our latest Deep Dive explores how LPs are increasingly trying to get to the bottom of how distributed to paid-in ratios are generated. Plus: continuation funds' moment of truth; and Pluralsight latest. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Women of Influence: M-SWe put a spotlight on the women shaping the private markets landscape.
Women of Influence: S-ZOur Women of Influence in Private Markets list celebrates the achievements of women in the alternative assets universe.