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PE’s growing pool of LP capitalIn the early 2000s, private equity was a niche industry backed by a small group of institutional investors. Roll on two decades and the picture couldn’t be more different, writes Nicholas Neveling.
Changemakers: E-I21 Changemakers: from Evercore’s Nigel Dawn to Kathy Jeramaz-Larson, formerly of ILPA.
Friday Letter: Funding for diverse founders has ‘not meaningfully changed’There is a 'pernicious idea' in VC that taking into consideration the identity and background of portfolio company founders means deprioritizing returns, says diversity-focused Kapor Capital.
The unaddressed opportunity in emerging managersDespite the general fear of a recession looming, the optimism around the emerging manager landscape was pronounced at the inaugural Emerging Manager Circle Summit.
Ten LPs with allocations for diverse or emerging managersLACERA, MassPRIM and Northwestern Mutual are among those that have set aside capital to invest in firms owned by women or minorities.
Cambridge Associates dives into fund management with debut vehicleThe investment consultant is seeking external capital for a secondaries fund, following consultants such as Hamilton Lane and StepStone in managing pooled private markets funds.
Side Letter: VC's 50 largest GPs; Nordic's 19x home run; ESG exec enthusiasmOur colleagues at Venture Capital Journal have published their annual ranking of the world's 50 largest managers. Plus: Nordic Capital has enjoyed its best-ever private equity exit and why ESG executives must stay enthusiastic. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
The growth of impact investingAs the market matures, funds are finding ways to stand out from the crowd while LPs dial up demands for transparency.
Standing out through specialisationAs impact assets under management mushroom, impact managers are fine-tuning their strategies and working to differentiate themselves from the crowd.
Pressured LPs are desperate for distributionsLPs are caught in a perfect storm: many are overweight in their exposure to the asset class because private equity valuations have not yet dropped commensurate to public markets.