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BlackRock PE co-head: Semi-liquids could facilitate model portfolio adoption
Semi-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.
Side Letter: Fund targets revealed
Side Letter unearths fundraising details from the likes of Hamilton Lane, Charterhouse and Madison Dearborn. Plus: Evergreens give Partners Group's H1 inflows a year-on-year boost; and BlackRock is bullish on India. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
BlackRock: Litigation risk needs addressing to boost DC plans’ exposure to private markets
There’s still ‘significant work’ to be done to give US individuals access to private markets investing via their defined contribution retirement plans, according to CFO Martin Small.
Innovation is helping to bring PE to the masses
A heightened level of scrutiny on the industry will accompany the retailisation of LP capital.
Build your own public and private markets adventure
A new template for financial advisers and their wealth clients combines public and private markets exposure into one scalable portfolio.
BlackRock’s Fink: Uncertainty and anxiety are dominating every client conversation
The firm expects private markets to benefit from the uncertainty as investors look to insulate portfolios from tariff impact.
Carlyle ‘very actively’ eyeing private markets model for mass affluent
Such models could provide individuals with exposure to private credit, private equity and real estate through a single investment, head of global wealth Shane Clifford tells PEI.
Partners Group eyes H1 2025 launch for joint evergreen model with BlackRock
The firm launched seven new evergreen funds in 2024, head of portfolio solutions Roberto Cagnati said during its business update and outlook call.
BlackRock contact information
Offices
50 Hudson Yards, New York, 10001, United StatesContacts
| Name | Job title | Location | |
|---|---|---|---|
Key Contact Ms. Lynn Baranski | Job titleCIO, MD & Global Co-Head of Private Equity Partners | LocationPrinceton, United States | Email  ----- |
| Key ContactMr. Noah Keys | Job titleMD & Global Head of Institutional Client Coverage, Global Infrastructure Partners | LocationNew York, United States | Email ------ |
| Key ContactMr. Adebayo Ogunlesi | Job titleSenior MD, BlackRock & Founding Partner, Global Infrastructure Partners | LocationNew York, United States | Email -------- |
| Key ContactMr. Raoul Stein | Job titleMD, BlackRock & Co-Founding Partner, Kreos Capital | LocationTel-Aviv, Israel | Email ---------- |
BlackRock fund commitments
Known fund commitments: 101
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BlackRock funds managed
Funds in market: 9
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Closed funds: 50
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Stories that mention BlackRock
Side Letter: A giant departs
One of Japan's best-known and most-influential LPs is on the move; blurred investment lines could benefit mega-shops; what private capital wants from UK regulators.
LPs go direct for GP stakes
Institutional investors are voicing an interest in stepping outside the familiar fund structure to invest directly in GPs. The move could change the GP stakes market and create a new class of shareholders.
Side Letter: ODD ones out
In today's edition, LPs are turning the screws on operational due diligence; Apollo names a new EMEA head; APAC insurers are hungry for private markets.
Stressed out: How private equity is weathering higher-for-longer
Deferred interest payments and a series of high-profile leveraged loan defaults in the US point to signs of stress within private equity portfolios. Should LPs be concerned?
Side Letter: Warnings from a UK PE doyenne
In today's edition, A veteran of UK private capital markets says the rise of private credit could lead to GFC-like concerns; Fundraising round-ups across infra, VC, impact, private debt and secondaries; Evergreens' love affair with secondaries looks set to continue.
AIG uses fund stake transfer to seed CVC $1.5bn evergreen portfolio
The pair will eye 'additional areas of collaboration' amid the insurer's plans to raise its alternatives exposure.
Antoine Dréan’s 10 outrageous PE predictions for 2026
The founder of placement agent Triago and private markets veteran shares his latest fictional (or not?) outlook for the year ahead.
Fundraising drought creates winners, losers: Story of the Year
A challenging environment has created a gulf between those smashing their private equity fund targets and those falling short.