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  • Investor Intentions: Boston Retirement Systems issues RFP for private equity manager
    FeaturedDeclan O'Connor- 5 August 2026

    BRS has issued a request for proposal for up to a $85m private equity mandate.

  • Side Letter: TDR's ICE connection
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 16 February 2026

    In today's edition US Immigration and Customs Enforcement drama spills over into PE; The evergreen industry continues to bloat; One PE shop finds itself on the right side of AI history.

  • Side Letter: Most active LPs disclosed
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 19 January 2026

    Our latest Investor Report lists the industry's most prolific backers of PE funds; Rede Partners' latest temperature check of market sentiment suggests optimism on the horizon; a venture capital continuation vehicle that lacks the 'continuation' element.

  • Side Letter: Illiquidity premium erosion
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 20 October 2025

    Private equity’s liquidity premium appears to be eroding at a faster rate than ever before. Plus: a UK pension giant is pumping more into PE; and a German LP gets a new CIO. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Lead buyer desire
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 14 October 2025

    In a secondaries-flavoured edition of Side Letter, we explore why some buyers are rethinking their desire to be lead buyer. Plus: secondaries volume's 6x growth estimate, and Golub's GP-led strategy. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Swords and ploughshares
    InvestorsPEI Staff- 15 September 2025

    Why GPs should stop worrying and learn to love defence. Plus: Future Fund's CIO is heading to the Middle East; and investors are increasingly hungry for small-cap CVs. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: CalPERS' latest LP-led
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 18 August 2025

    CalPERS is shopping another multibillion portfolio less than a year after closing one. Plus: CVC discloses the expected launch date of its next flagship buyout fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: The big fundraising picture
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 14 July 2025

    The state of play across private markets fundraising. Plus: US fund managers want more ESG leeway from their European LPs; and Leonard Green is back in the market with its 10th buyout flagship. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Evercore's Keensight call
    FeaturedPEI Staff- 23 June 2025

    A placement agent parts ways with a GP. Plus: our big Blackstone interview; and the Middle East conflict's impact on the private equity real estate world. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • FCERA commits $20m to private equity fund
    John Eliscu- 6 June 2025

    The public pension made a commitment to a fund managed by Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors.