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Seven signs Japan is realising its potentialThe country's private equity market has been touted for its growth potential for much of the past decade. Has that finally come to pass?
Weighing up the SEC’s new marketing ruleThe new advertising guidelines could give private funds more space to innovate, but they also bring their own compliance complexities
Blackstone’s ‘largest first-time growth fund’ in contextA list of the biggest growth equity funds to have closed so far, including the alternatives giant's $4.5bn vehicle which closed this month.
US-China 'gunpowder and drama' will be a long-term issue for PEDon't hold your breath for an improvement in relations between the world's two largest economies, says CalPERS' former PE head.
Side Letter: BC's IR shake-up; Italian GP stakes; BX fundraiser jumps shipOne of Europe's largest PE firms is losing an IR veteran mid-fundraise. Plus: a Blackstone fundraiser has taken the now-unusual step of moving from in-house to a placement agent and why real estate could step on PE's toes. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Crazily rich Asians: PE courts region’s wealthiest investorsAsia is expected to supplant Europe as world’s second largest UHNWI hub by 2024, a dynamic that has caught the attention of private markets.
Side Letter: TPG's diversity-driven GP stakes; Blackstone's growth recordTPG is tackling PE's diversity issue with a dedicated GP stakes and seeding strategy. Plus: Blackstone smashes a growth fund record and an online fundraising start-up is expanding access to Temasek-linked Astrea bonds. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: GP-leds make waves; Asia's fundraising exodus; Golding's €10bnWhy GP-leds are making waves in the secondaries market. Plus: another senior placement agent has departed in Asia and Golding Capital Partners reaches a hefty AUM milestone. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's robot dealhunters; Future Fund's moonshot; Novalpina's fracasHow savvy sponsors are using data science to improve outcomes from deal origination to due diligence and value creation. Plus: Australia's Future Fund could be in for a SPAC-tacular investment return and China's Legend Capital is back on the fundraising trail. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
PEI Awards 2020: EMEA winnersFind out who took the plaudits in Fund, Deal and Exit of the Year, plus the different markets and geographies across the region.