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Side Letter: PE hires a politicianRishi Sunak's former deputy prime minister has joined forces with a UK private equity firm. Plus: Coller Capital is getting in on the evergreen action; and AXA IM is reaping the rewards of opening its NAV unit to third-party capital. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: ILPA's reporting 'evolution'The industry's most influential LP body is updating its reporting guidelines in light of the SEC's private fund reforms. Plus: TPG has closed a brace of funds shy of their aggregate target; and a KKR survey finds a decline in family office allocations to PE. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Looming elections may not prove a hot button issue for PEMarket participants we've spoken to in recent weeks don't appear as perturbed by potential political change as you might expect.
Side Letter: Secondaries' buyout bonanzaBuyout firms want a slice of the secondaries pie. Plus: Korea's sovereign wealth fund has jumped on the Indian private markets hype; and HKMA's gargantuan private equity portfolio just got a little larger. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blackstone's Gray: We're not going to let the election dissuade usStill, some sectors will be more impacted than others as a result of potentially protectionist policies, according to the firm's president and COO.
Side Letter: Europe's allocation argumentResearch from StepStone examines how European markets have fared relative to their peers. Plus: More dispatches from Cannes and two former Blackstone colleagues have reunited in the US. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's senior shake-upsA host of notable players have seen alterations to their senior leadership composition in recent weeks. Plus: An exclusive look at Evercore's latest State of the Market report. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Lex's liquidity opportunityLexington president Wil Warren discusses opportunities for the firm's record-breaking secondaries fund that closed this week. Plus: why the US IPO window ain't opening any time soon; and Carlyle shakes up its ESG team. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Nominate PE's Future 40 leaders 2024: Submissions now openTell us who you think should appear in the 2024 edition of our annual 40 Under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity list.
Side Letter: Distribution relief?A recent pension board meeting could show one way to ease private equity's distribution drought. Plus: Blackstone successfully enters the PE evergreen fund fray; and why the secondaries field could narrow. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.