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PEI Awards 2020: Global winnersThe winners in the healthcare, technology, consumer, energy, long-term private equity, frontier markets and impact firm of the year categories.
PEI Awards 2020: Asia-Pacific winnersOne firm won the Large-Cap, Deal, Fundraise, Australasia, Korea and South-East Asia awards this year and came second in India.
PEI Awards 2020: Americas winnersLarge-cap and mid-cap firms, lenders, lawyers, placement agents and more. Which firms won the coveted PEI awards across the Americas?
Bain & Co: SPACs' long-term role in PE hinges on performanceThe growth of special purpose acquisition companies last year added more than $40bn to the pile of capital chasing buyout deals, according to the consulting firm's latest report.
GP-led terms sweeten for sellersThe small print of some recent deals is some of the most seller-friendly in the secondaries market. Could this new dynamic be here to stay?
GP-led secondaries enter new watersCo-GP relationships, reps and warranties insurance, and sponsors of all shapes and sizes using secondaries capital are just around the corner.
Four key trends in GP-led secondaries dealsGrabbing market share and expanding into new regions, the deal type's accelerated evolution has put it on course for further growth.
Carlyle’s Lee on SPACs: Investing that money is not easyFirms should take a step back and see how the SPAC phenomenon settles, says the alternatives giant's chief executive Kewsong Lee.
Side Letter: Why Carlyle is cautious of SPACs, French GP breaks its hard-capA French tech and healthcare specialist eyes a grand boost in AUM. Plus: An ex-Carlyle director is making waves in China's emerging buyout market and HNWIs are hungry for PE. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Carlyle's road to $130bn; Why LP dinner-dates just got trickierWe examine Carlyle Group's road map to raise at least $130 billion over the next three years. Plus: How the SEC's new marketing rules could affect private funds and China's Boyu Capital is back on the fundraising trail. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.