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PEI Awards 2021: EMEA winnersFind out who won what across Europe, the Middle East and Africa
PEI Awards 2021: Americas winnersHellman & Friedman picks up the award for fundraise of the year for its $24.4bn Fund X
PEI Awards 2021: Global winnersThe winners in the energy, healthcare, technology, consumer, long-term, frontier, growth and impact firm of the year categories
Secondaries M&A: Changing of the guardWhile few established secondaries firms remain independent after a glut of M&A transactions last year, more groups than ever are seeking a seat at the table in the expanding marketplace.
LP deals are reclaiming the secondaries throneGP-led deals dominated H1 2021. But buyer appetite since then is a reminder that LP portfolio sales are the market’s bread and butter.
Side Letter: PE prices in a crisis; KKR's $4bn addendum; SPACs under attackKey developments in how Russia's invasion of Ukraine is impacting the alternatives industry. Plus: KKR is seeking an additional $4 billion for its latest long-hold fund and why insurers are taking a dim view of SPACs. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blackstone looks to go big with second growth fundGrowth equity, while long a vital part of the private equity universe, has become a popular strategy, especially in connection with the rise of technology investing.
Side Letter: PE's retail naysayers; BlackRock's Morgan Stanley hire; CLSA's $500m China betNot everyone within private equity is enamoured with the idea of opening the asset class to retail investors. Plus: BlackRock has appointed an ex-Morgan Stanley boss to service Asia-based institutions and Hong Kong's CLSA has bold plans for China. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's 'short-termism': NAV lending's time to shine; Phalippou's liquid indexRising fund sizes are driving some investors into the arms of those who can demonstrate greater restraint. Plus: dispatches from Miami's recent Fund Finance Association Symposium and private equity's favourite gadfly reckons he's found a way to capture its upside without the illiquidity. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blackstone, Terra Firma dealmakers weigh in on retail access and regulationTransparency and education are key pillars for individual investor access to private equity, a panel has heard.