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  • Side Letter: Carry tax clarity
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 19 August 2024

    What constitutes capital at risk when it comes to CGT treatment of carry? Plus: Why sector specialists might survive PE's consolidation craze and HarbourVest raises a secondaries giant. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Key person pressure
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 13 August 2024

    Key person clauses are coming under pressure at the negotiating table as LPs take advantage of fundraising headwinds. Plus: Who are the world's biggest impact allocators? Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: This PE strategy rose 90% last year
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 15 July 2024

    Fundraising for healthcare vehicles almost doubled last year and our latest special report examines where the money will be spent. Plus: LP portfolio management on the up and Temasek subsidiary's credit move. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Is Partners Group a contrarian?
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 24 June 2024

    Partners Group's decision to launch a Hong Kong office signals its conviction in a market that has given some investors pause. Plus: why the SEC drama isn't over yet; and more climate capital enters the fray. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: PE's crystal ball
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 13 May 2024

    Takeaways from our latest Future of Private Equity special report. Plus: HarbourVest has a new(ish) CEO; and big names step up to back Astorg's €1 billion continuation fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: How to communicate with LPs
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 15 April 2024

    Speakers at PEI Group's Investor Relations, Marketing & Communications Forum last week shared their tips for reaching out to LPs. Plus: Willis Towers Watson plans to launch its first pooled PE fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Partners Group's royalties
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 18 March 2024

    Partners Group has launched a new strategy dedicated to private markets royalties. Plus: an exploration of sponsor-led PIPEs; and another Japan fund has reached a close. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: How to market IRRs
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 19 February 2024

    New regulatory guidance about how to market IRR could cause headaches for LPs and GPs alike. Plus: Stats from a study into sub lines and NAV loan usage. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: PE-ople moves
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 13 November 2023

    Research seen by Side Letter shows private equity are firms ramping up their hiring processes. Plus: PJT Park Hill has tapped Jefferies for a senior secondaries hire; and Chinese private equity is facing yet more pushback from the US. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: APAC's sidecar spate
    Private Equity News & AnalysisDavid Griffiths- 16 October 2023

    Sidecars are being used in Asia-Pacific for reasons beyond just geopolitical uncertainty. Plus: late breaking news on Abrdn's European PE business; and VC and growth capital drag down Stanford's returns. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.