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Private debt fundraising unlikely to reach last year's totalClosed-ended private debt fundraising reached a respectable $67bn by the end of Q3, but last year’s $106bn total will be hard to reach.
- Fundraising unlikely to reach last year’s peak - exclusive
Closed-ended private debt fundraising reached a respectable $67bn by the end of Q3, but last year’s $106bn total will be hard to reach.
- BC crowns Tooth managing partner - Exclusive
The promotion of former Blackstone dealmaker Matthew Tooth brings the number of managing partners to 11.
- Who might be a white knight for SVG?
PEI weighs up the possibilities, using sister title Secondaries Investor’s SI 30, a ranking of the world’s top secondaries firms by capital raised in the past five years, as a starting point.
- Hedge fund Polygon bets on SVG bidding war
The event-driven hedge fund has increased its long position in the London-listed private equity investor via contracts for difference, regulatory filings show.
- Blackstone’s Baratta: Avoid over-allocating to 2016 funds
The alternative assets giant's global head of private equity said it is a 'treacherous' time for investors, who face soaring asset prices and low returns, and warned LPs not to repeat the pre-crisis mistake of over-committing capital to the sector.
- SVG plots defence amid search for white knight
Under the City Code, the London-listed private equity investor has until 29 September to publish its defence document in response to HarbourVest’s 650p-a-share bid.
- Blackstone’s Baratta: 20% carry is not under threat
The firm’s global head of private equity Joseph Baratta thinks firms can continue to charge the standard 20% carry as long as they consistently deliver good returns.
- Blackstone chief launches China scholars programme
Schwarzman Scholars raised $435 million, with Blackstone co-founder Stephen Schwarzman contributing an initial $100 million.
- Si30 ranking: Ardian takes top spot
The Paris-based firm raced past Lexington Partners and Blackstone in PEI sister publication Secondaries Investor's exclusive list of the world’s largest secondaries managers.