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Crescenta opens up PE access to Spanish retail investorsSpain’s newest digital fundraising platform grants individual investors exposure to PE funds with a minimum investment of €10,000.
Side Letter: PE's ESG edgeFresh research supports the oft-heard adage that PE provides greater latitude for investors to make assets more sustainable. Plus: Another firm is opting to pursue continuation funds in conjunction with traditional M&A processes; and Partners Group is targeting Japan's wealth market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: It's Awards timeSubmissions are now open for the industry’s most prestigious awards. Plus: retail's benign threat to institutional capital; and global GPs eye Spain. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE fundraising's billionsFundraising has had its third-best year January through end-Sept. Plus: Highlights from Boston Consulting Group's sustainability report and Blackstone delays its life science fund launch. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Top 15 fundraises made up around 40% of capital-raising total this yearMegafunds raised between Q1-Q3 this year include vehicles by CVC Capital Partners, Apollo, Permira and Warburg Pincus.
Blackstone’s Gray: Europe's wealth channel is tough terrainThe alts giant is set to launch BXPE, a dedicated private equity offering for wealthy individuals, in the coming months after it postponed raising capital for the vehicle.
Why semi-liquids are not just for wealthy individualsInstitutional LPs may benefit from the flexibility of evergreen products to manage target allocations more quickly than in closed-end vehicles.
Side Letter: APAC's sidecar spateSidecars are being used in Asia-Pacific for reasons beyond just geopolitical uncertainty. Plus: late breaking news on Abrdn's European PE business; and VC and growth capital drag down Stanford's returns. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Why MVision falteredMonday is a US public holiday, so we'll return to your inbox on Tuesday. In the meantime, Side Letter catches up with MVision chief Mounir 'Moose' Guen to get his take on what went wrong for one of the industry's best-known placement firms. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Steve Schwarzman's top tips for investing in a volatile marketThe Blackstone chief executive shares five pieces of advice – including his 10% rule when it comes to valuations – with Private Equity International.