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On the minds of investors going into 2021What’s in store for private equity next year and beyond? A selection of Future 40 investors share their perspectives on the issues impacting the industry.
Covid-19 adds fuel to India’s private equity explosionSome Indian business owners have become more receptive to private equity capital during the pandemic, Neeraj Bharadwaj, a Mumbai-based MD at Carlyle, told PEI.
Baltic GPs bet on regional playCorporate pensions, family offices and high-net-worth investors are increasingly making up a bigger share of capital commitments.
Side Letter: Is PE eating infra's lunch? Pref prevails for WhitehorseWith the rise of long-term funds, is private equity scrapping for assets with infra investors? Plus: how a focus on preferred equity has led to a bumper year for Canadian firm Whitehorse Liquidity Partners. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: HIG, CBPE and Endless toast pandemic fundraising success, Chinese GPs face headwindsA string of pandemic-busting mid-market fundraises to note today, plus some less rosy fundraising anecdotes for GPs investing in China. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Temasek departure, Gulf's new IR chief, CalPERS questionsTemasek's European fund and co-investment chief has left the giant asset manager. Plus: Asian investment outstrips divestment, Gulf gets a new IR chief, and more.
Side Letter: Brookfield mega impact plan, Manulife mission, carry tax debate to reigniteApologies for stating the obvious, but covid-19's impact on the industry will be multi-faceted and cannot be overstated. One effect is the catalysis of thinking around impact investing (see Brookfield's predictions and our special report below). Another is the hit to public finances and the need to raise tax from somewhere: strap in for another round of the carried-interest-as-capital-gain debate. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Performance Watch: How Blackstone's PE vehicles fared in Q3 2020We examine Blackstone's corporate private equity funds in the latest instalment of PEI's Performance Watch series.
Side Letter: Ham Lane's flexible fees, GP-led deals, ESG standardsHamilton Lane has introduced some flexibility on fee structures. GPs are now taking cash off the table in fund restructurings. ESG needs GPs to coalesce on measurement. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Welcoming scrutiny, Apollo hires, PE's new gameplan for sportsThe Women in Private Markets Forum is up and running and early talk is focusing on greater public scrutiny of private asset classes. Plus: buyout numbers in Europe, how PE fell in love with sports, and more.