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Side Letter: PE's inflation implications; Compare your pay; Navab alums reuniteHow the world's biggest private equity firms see performance and fundraising being affected by inflation. Plus: HSBC solidifies $53 billion alts unit and an opportunity to find out if your compensation is in line with the market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Coller barom in five charts; Europe's up-and-coming FoF; secondary eyes on ChinaAin't got time to read through the entirety of Coller Capital's latest LP survey? We've extracted five key charts to start your week off with. Plus: Altamar CAM Partners' new AUM goal and the LP meetings to look out for this week. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Strong appetite for co-investing is music to PEI 300’s earsApollo, Carlyle and Energy Capital Partners are among those to have raised significant capital via dedicated co-investment funds.

On the minds of the Future 40From relationship-building to staying nimble, the 2021 class of future leaders share their tips for forging a career in private equity.
Side Letter: Carlyle rainmaker's tips; Apollo taps Goldman; PE's bolt-on blitzCarlyle’s former top IR exec in Asia-Pacific shares his thoughts from more than two decades in the industry. Plus: Apollo taps an ex-Goldman partner for its push into credit secondaries and PE bolt-ons soared last quarter. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Whitehorse's fund close; China's fundraising rebound; PE law vet to departWhitehorse Liquidity Partners has galloped to yet another final close showing demand for preferred equity is as strong as ever. Plus: China's fundraising market could rebound this year and a PE law veteran is leaving White & Case. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Q1's record fundraising; Thoma Bravo's target; PE sports blow?Fundraising appears to have bounced back to record levels in the first quarter. Plus: whether football's proposed European Super League could impact PE's appetite for the sport, and growth equity is living up to its name. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CalPERS goes fee-lite; LatAm LPs back buyouts; Europe's SPAC battleCalPERS prioritised SMAs and co-investments towards the end of last year in a bid to improve cost efficiency. Plus: what to expect for SPACs in Europe, and LatAm LPs acquire a taste for buyouts. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
CalPERS' Bienvenue: SPACs are fraught with potential misalignmentSpecial purpose acquisition companies are both an opportunity and a threat, interim chief investment officer Dan Bienvenue tells the pension’s investment committee.