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What LPs care about most when performing due diligenceA GP's team size, track record and style drift are given significantly greater value than culture, succession planning and the gender pay gap.
Performance watch: TPG’s PE fundsAn interactive chart mapping returns by net IRR and total-value-to-paid-in across some of the firm's private equity funds.
How firms like Blackstone institutionalise private wealth fundraisingFirms hoping to tap high-net-worth capital on a grand scale must navigate regulation, due diligence and liquidity requirements, the firm's Joan Solotar tells PEI.
LPs want to get in on the ground floorInstitutional investors are coming up with new ways to back managers before they take off.
Latin America lures private equityPension reform and increasing institutional investor appetite for alternatives have drawn managers to the region.
PAG smashes target with $6bn raiseThe buyout manager held a one-and-done on its third Asia fund, which originally targeted $4.5bn.
CalSTRS: ‘Co-investments should be increased’The pension is planning a much larger co-investment programme as part of its 'Collaborative Model' approach to private equity.
Pan-Asia mega funds to boost Asia dry powderInvestor appetite for the region shows no sign of slowing and fundraising is increasingly being driven by the number of large-cap funds betting on a rising consumer class.
Tech in PE sees massive multiplesThe success of technology-related investments has attracted copycats; LPs must look beyond the headlines.
US mid-market: What trade war?Two major policy changes in Washington – the tax reform bill and tariffs on Chinese imports – have been talking points in the US financial community this year but are not yet affecting portfolios.