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The fundraising good times look like they’re coming to an endApollo, Blackstone, now Carlyle Group… a confluence of events is leading to a tough year ahead for capital raising.
Secondaries’ journey to the mainstreamThe secondaries market has come a long way over the past two decades.
A question of performancePrivate equity has probably outperformed public equities over the past 21 years but the uncertainty around performance and how it is measured remains a sticking point for the industry, writes Rod James.
Changemakers: A-C21 Changemakers: from Apollo’s Marc Rowan to Jeremy Coller of Coller Capital.
The changing face of private equity fundraisingFund sizes, LP communications and investor appetite for particular structures are all markedly different from the heady days of pre-crisis fundraising.
Changemakers: E-I21 Changemakers: from Evercore’s Nigel Dawn to Kathy Jeramaz-Larson, formerly of ILPA.
Behind the headlines: Private equity lowers its drawbridgeIn our first deep dive into the democratisation of the asset class, the PEI team learned exactly what has driven this trend – and how much work still needs to be done.
Side Letter: 21 years of PEI; HIG's $5bn target; Temasek in ParisTo commemorate Private Equity International's 21st anniversary, we take a look back at the last two decades (and one year) of private equity. Plus: Blackstone's Strategic Partners unit surpasses the target for its debut GP-led fund; and Temasek opens its third European office. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Behind the headlines: Clash of the titansIn 2003, PEI brought together Carlyle’s David Rubenstein and Blackstone’s Stephen Schwarzman to compare notes on how to run a global alternative investment business.
Side Letter: Carlyle's fundraising update; Korean LP appetite; PEI Awards deadlineCarlyle is making "good progress" on the hunt for a replacement CEO. Plus: a Korean insurer doubles its alts target; and EQT raises Europe's largest early-stage VC tech fund. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.