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Side Letter: IPEM talking pointsDispatches from IPEM in Paris last week. Plus: a UK foundation is losing its private markets director; and secondaries continues to gain ground among family offices. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: 'Dumb money'A potential influx of 'dumb money' has ruffled feathers among some existing LPs. Plus: A look at how tariffs disrupted H1 investment values; and a $43 billion pension is doubling down on private equity. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: LP allocation upliftsA quick look at some LPs keen to get more private equity exposure. Plus: A multi-purpose GP-led secondaries deal emerges in the US; and a newcomer to Canada's pension scene is ramping up its private markets deployment. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Colonial First State: ‘This is a great time to increase unlisted exposure’KKR-owned Colonial First State, which manages one of Australia’s 10-largest superfunds, will make its inaugural private equity allocation this month, PE head Chloé Brayne tells PEI.
How the Trump presidency could impact the PE industrySome large LPs have already started to tweak their investment focus to align with the priorities of the Republican administration.
Australia Special: How to find value in a high-priced environmentHigh entry multiples are forcing private equity firms to get creative Down Under.
PEI Awards 2020: Asia-Pacific winnersOne firm won the Large-Cap, Deal, Fundraise, Australasia, Korea and South-East Asia awards this year and came second in India.
KKR: ‘Asia business can be as big as North America franchise’The firm raised a record $16bn in the second quarter, including bringing its latest Asia fund up to $11bn.
Australian private equity: Down Under, but not outAustralia's private equity market has struggled to find exits and certain sectors have taken a beating from the coronavirus, but there are reasons for Australian firms to be optimistic.
KKR’s Asia head: We need to adapt to the new geopolitical environmentGeopolitical tensions, talk of decoupling and reshuffling supply chains are the private equity giant's biggest concerns, its head of Asia-Pacific tells PEI.