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Our conversation with Caitlin Gubbels, CPP Investments' PE bossOur final cover story of the year is a conversation with arguably the industry’s most influential institutional investor.
Side Letter: Reallocating for retirementIn today's edition, Australia's ageing population could have ramifications for PE allocations; why the UK's PE community is in a holding pattern; and the structural changes behind APAC's maturing exit markets.
Side Letter: 'It ends badly'NYC's (now) former CIO issues a scathing response to the ongoing 'democratisation' of private markets. Plus: AI disruption risk is leading to broken auctions and Hong Kong's wealth community is hungry for alts. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
The rise and rise of take-privatesShort-term and increasingly passive public markets aren’t always the right fit for major transformations, particularly those being driven by trends such as decarbonisation and AI.
Public markets: After years of private market growth, public markets may gain groundThanks to the evolution of a robust private market ecosystem that includes private credit, secondaries and unprecedented amounts of capital, companies are growing bigger and staying private for longer than ever before. Nevertheless, the dream to go public is still very much alive.
Side Letter: Bae, Gray at the HKMABlackstone says AI disruption could impact its exit timelines; and KKR's Bae says APAC is generating half of its global PE distributions. Plus: Coller sells another GP stake. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blackstone’s Gray: We may seek faster exits to avoid AI disruption riskBlackstone uses a traffic light system to evaluate an asset's potential exposure to AI disruption risk, president Jon Gray told delegates at an HKMA event on Tuesday.
How private equity could reshape Latin AmericaPE has a major role to play in the region’s future, with regulatory changes and increased pension plan investment leading the charge.
Sustainability: Managers double down on value creation and metricsAfter an era of exuberance, expansion and ‘rockstar’ roles, sustainability in private markets is being more closely tethered to value creation.
Seven deals signal PE’s rising appetite for patient engagement platformsPrivate equity is zeroing in on healthtech investments that focus on technology-driven patient support.