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LP-GP alignment ‘is on the line’, says LP Sentiment SurveyInstitutional LPs are unimpressed by GPs chasing individual investors, according to an ILPA survey.
Side Letter: Evergreen returnsA new index sheds fresh light on evergreen fund performance. Plus: Pictet sees investors reallocating as a result of volatility. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Trade wars and Canada's $1.6trn pension industry – should GPs lose sleep?There are concerns over how welcome foreign capital will be in the US and the knock-on effects this could have on capital allocations.
Rhode Island State Treasury reveals 2025 pacing planThe public pension fund looks set to commit $230 million towards private equity commitments for 2025 as recommended by Cliffwater in their pacing plan implementation.
Side Letter: Rethinking APAC relationshipsAPAC's PE slowdown could prompt some LPs to refresh their regional GP roster. Plus: New research underscores PE's outperformance relative to public markets. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: When LPs hurt GPs' feelingsGPs' emotional responses to LP ESG concerns. Plus: why private credit's glory days may be gone; and Northleaf opens in Seoul. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CVC's deployment driveCVC is deploying and realising capital at a rapid clip. Plus: HKMA's monumental private equity portfolio just got a little larger; and why dealmakers have cause for optimism. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Advent's dancing elephantAdvent's chairman says the firm is laser-focused on making its $25 billion PE elephant dance. Plus: what's holding back Southeast Asia; and private debt's asset growth is outstripping that of private equity. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's track recordNew data shows private equity continues to deliver an illiquidity premium over the long run, despite recent blips. Plus: why PA Schools reckons an internal shake-up won't prevent GPs from knocking at its door. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
PE outperformed in US state pension portfolios over past two decades – reportPrivate equity allocations delivered nearly twice the returns of public equities over a 22-year period, according to investment adviser Cliffwater's chief executive.