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Former big name LPs launch platform to back emerging climate managersFeatherlight Capital counts ex-Wafra, La Caisse and Power Sustainable investors among its investment team.
Wafra CIO: GP stakes in Europe is an educational processLPs want exposure to the mid-market, where there is differentiated alpha with many levers and ways to win, Adel Alderbas tells Private Equity International.
Wafra: Underpinning emerging GPs’ growthNext-generation managers may be an acquired taste for asset owners, but the potential for alignment can create attractive GP opportunities, according to Wafra’s Adel Alderbas and Gustavo Cardenas.
GP stakes: Are LPs in or out?While the number of LPs looking to back GP stakes funds remains consistent with prior years, the majority have no plans to invest in these vehicles.
Turning an oil tanker: Alaska Perm tackles its private equity allocationAllen Waldrop, director of private equity at Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation, has been tasked with optimising the institution's exposure to PE.
AP3, Wafra to establish $1bn co-investment platformCovalent, and which aims to pool LP resources, will focus on mid-market buyouts and growth equity financings in North America and Europe, according to Wafra's Steve Moseley and AP3's Henrik Nordlander.
GP stakes: a de-risked route into VC? – updatedA firm launched this week with the backing of US pension funds represents a new breed of fund of firms vehicles.
Wafra adviser seeks up to $1.2bn for debut GP stakes fund – updatedFounding investors in Collective Global include the Orange County Employees Retirement System and the City of San Jose Retirement System.
Wafra and Investcorp buy GP stake in UK-headquartered MML CapitalThe pair are taking equal stakes in the mid-market-focused investment firm in a Houlihan Lokey-advised transaction.
Side Letter: Apollo's time to shine; Wafra's PE departure; Ashton Kutcher's closeApollo's next mega-fund looks to be coming at the best possible moment. Plus: a senior executive has left Wafra and Japan's Advantage Partners has raised a new buyout fund. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.