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  • Looking back: Top people moves of 2017
    Private Equity News & AnalysisMarine Cole- 7 December 2017

    There were a few surprises this year, mostly driven by large alternative asset managers such as KKR announcing their succession plans.

  • LGT's Sneyers elected to UN PRI board
    Private Equity ProfessionalsAlex Lynn- 6 December 2017

    Tycho Sneyers integrated responsible investment considerations into the Swiss firm's private equity programme and served as chairman of its ESG programme.

  • Privately Speaking with CDH's Wu Shangzhi
    FundsCarmela Mendoza- 30 November 2017

    CDH Investments was one of China’s first private equity firms. Chairman and founder Wu Shangzhi tells PEI how the market is developing.

  • When less isn’t more
    InvestorsMarine Cole- 16 November 2017

    CalPERS is reviewing its strategy of consolidating PE commitments into fewer managers. What will that mean for the industry?

  • Introducing the private equity Hall of Fame
    Private Equity News & AnalysisToby Mitchenall- 16 November 2017

    What are the greatest private equity funds of all time? PEI is pleased to present the HEC Private Equity Value Creation Hall of Fame and reveal its first entrant.

  • Onex buys $354m stake in its own flagship
    Private Equity Deals & TransactionsAlex Lynn- 14 November 2017

    The firm acquired the interest from an unnamed LP in Onex Partners IV in late September, chief financial officer Chris Govan said in a third-quarter earnings call.

  • Why CalPERS is rethinking its 'core 30' concept
    InvestorsMarine Cole- 14 November 2017

    The pension plan’s strategy to reduce GP relationships to a core group has not delivered the benefits it expected.

  • CalPERS holds off on seeking a new PE head
    Private Equity News & AnalysisMarine Cole- 14 November 2017

    The pension plan, which has $26bn in private equity, has been waiting until it has a clearer path towards its new private equity strategy.

  • CalPERS faces commitment issues
    InvestorsAlex Lynn- 9 November 2017

    The US's largest public pension made $3.3bn of commitments to private equity in the 2016-17 fiscal year, down from $4bn the previous year, according to documents released this week.

  • CITIC PE to market $2bn fund before year-end – exclusive
    FundsCarmela Mendoza- 18 September 2017

    The Chinese firm, which recently hired CalPERS’ former private equity chief, is readying the launch of its China Fund III.