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Side Letter: Temasek's 65 reasons to look West; PE's fossil fuel strugglesA newly launched Temasek subsidiary has eyes for the US and European mid-markets. Plus: Private equity is struggling to kick its fossil fuel addiction and the numerator effect looks set to bolster secondaries. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's lobbying leaders; Advent's $25bn target; Ares' wealth build-outPrivate equity participants are increasingly willing to spend big to influence politics. Plus: Advent is coming back with its next flagship (who isn't?) and Ares is the latest blue-chip to bet big on its private wealth channel. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Blackstone, Apollo earnings; STIC's hard-cap; Liverpool's impact playKey third-quarter highlights from private equity's listed giants. Plus: Korea's STIC has upped its pan-Asia hard-cap ahead of backdoor listing and Australia's Liverpool Partners wants to make a multi-asset impact. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Fubon Life Insurance approves $100m commitment to Strategic Partners Fund IXThe Taiwan-based insurance company has backed Blackstone's ninth Strategic Partners fund.
Blackstone: Perpetual capital booms, fees to followPerpetual assets under management increased 70% year over year to nearly $200bn across 16 unique vehicles, president Jonathan Gray shared on Thursday's earnings call.
Side Letter: PE's token tech 'frontier'; tenders, evergreens & hybrids; Trident's targetA nascent technology representing the 'frontier' of democratisation is attracting attention from some big names. Plus: The desire to expand LP bases is causing GPs to get creative with their fund structures. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Growth equity: it’s getting crowdedMoney has been flooding into growth equity, with $70.5bn raised for the strategy in H1 alone. Increased competition and macroeconomic headwinds pose a stern challenge.
Side Letter: PE's pricing panic; BlackRock's long, long-hold; RidgeLake's Gauge stakeOur recent carried interest survey shows an industry concerned about alignment and valuations. Plus: why BlackRock's latest secondaries deal represents a long, long-hold and GP stakes business RidgeLake has backed a US mid-market firm. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: EQT's Japan Post hire; CD&R's £7bn trolley dash; Charme's first closeEQT has tapped a former Japan Post and TPG executive to lead its efforts in Tokyo. Plus: Italy's Charme has held a first close on its latest fund and CD&R has emerged victorious in the latest scramble for a UK supermarket chain. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
OpEx Awards: Hall of FameAs the OpEx Awards celebrate their 10th anniversary, we look back at the most prolific winners.