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Three takeaways from our biggest SI 30 everThe $257bn collected by the 30 firms comprising our latest ranking of the secondaries market's biggest fundraisers could be small fry in years to come.
ArchiMed sets sights on US with its largest healthcare fundThe firm held a final close on €1bn for its third fund – Europe’s largest healthcare vehicle – in late August.
Side Letter: Silver Lake alum returns, buy-and-build delivers, magazine downloadsWelcome to September: as a back-to-school bonus, you can download three PEI publications today. Also: discover our 2020 ranking of the largest secondaries firms in the world, and much more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
When it comes to job preservation, PE could lead the wayIndustry heavyweights have highlighted the need to retain staff to help struggling businesses get back to full speed once economies reopen.
Side Letter: The rise of iCapital, SEC's warning shot, Hillhouse on aligning PE with societyOne of the themes du jour in the world of PE fundraising is how to open the institution-dominated asset class to individual investors, whether it is mass affluent savers or HNWIs. We caught up with the CEO of iCapital – a prominent platform connecting GPs and rich individuals – to discuss what seems to be a transformative year for the company. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Why your next LP could come via iCapital’s platformThe fintech platform wants to break the barriers for HNWIs to access alternatives, says chief executive Lawrence Calcano.
Side Letter: Brookfield, Silver Lake and the 'flight to quality'Two big signs, courtesy of Silver Lake and Brookfield, of investors' flight to quality in times of crisis. Plus: more worrying signs about defaults courtesy of Moody's. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
These firms have been the most bullish during the pandemicThe top 10 most acquisitive PE investors during the pandemic closed on more than 60 transactions, according to data from S&P Market Intelligence.
Side Letter: KKR's covid crisis spending spree, PGIM-iCapital tie up, July's largest fundsLessons from the GFC? As we have noted before, many PE firms wished they had invested more in midst of the last downturn. KKR certainly seems to have taken that to heart, inking 17 investments between March and July. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Performance Watch: How Blackstone’s PE vehicles fared in Q2 2020We examine Blackstone‘s private equity funds in the return of a special series of PEI‘s Performance Watch, which compares the firm’s Q2 2020 figures with those from the prior two quarters.