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Unseasonable temperaturesAgainst a backdrop of snowdrifts, the private equity industry is feeling the heat, as we explore in the March edition of Private Equity International.
- LA Water & Power ups PE commitments for 2017
The increase is part of the $11bn pension’s effort to meet its new long-term private equity target allocation of 8%.
- NPS posts higher returns in 2016
South Korea’s National Pension Service managed to turn out a marginal increase in investment returns in 2016 amid a corruption probe, departures of investment staff, and an office relocation.
- Prepare for a soft landing
Private equity fundraising can only go in one direction – down – but don’t expect it to drop off a cliff.
- PEI Awards 2016: the secondaries new world order
First time winners were voted Secondaries Firm of the Year in the Americas, EMEA and Asia-Pacific.
- PEI Awards 2016: KKR, EQT among multi-award winners
More than 6,400 votes were cast in PEI’s annual awards, recognising the firms, deals and advisors that shaped the industry in 2016.
- PEI Awards 2016: KKR, EQT among multi-award winners
More than 6,400 votes were cast in PEI’s annual awards, recognising the firms, deals and advisors that shaped the industry in 2016.
- ‘Superabundance’ of capital causes headaches for PE
Acquisition multiples reached ‘record or near-record highs across the US and Europe’ in 2016, according to a report from consulting firm Bain.
- Vista plots ‘long-life’ fund offering – Exclusive
The technology-focused firm is currently raising its $10.5bn sixth flagship fund.
- Ardian to offload at least $1bn in secondaries stakes
The sale includes stakes held in its 2006-vintage AXA Secondary Fund IV, Private Equity International has learned.