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Side Letter: Japan's LP evolution; PE fundraising flexibility; Hahn's $3bn plansJapan's increasing comfort with secondaries and ESG-related investing suggests the LP landscape is maturing, in spite of a talent crunch. Plus: How GPs can adapt to a more challenging fundraising environment; and Korea's Hahn & Co is eyeing more than $3 billion for its next fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Alaska's Russian PE exemption; OMERS shake up; Rhône's raiseAlaska's House of Representatives appears to recognise the difficulty in divesting Russian assets held in commingled funds. Plus: More changes at the top for OMERS PE and Rhône Group has closed its latest fund below target. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Deal types in 2022; OTPP's Mercer hire; (Not-so) private equityWith an increasingly complex dealmaking environment calling for some creativity on the part of market participants, Private Equity International explores the types of transaction we're likely to see more of in 2022. Plus: Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has snapped up a former Mercer head in Asia. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Brookfield mega impact plan, Manulife mission, carry tax debate to reigniteApologies for stating the obvious, but covid-19's impact on the industry will be multi-faceted and cannot be overstated. One effect is the catalysis of thinking around impact investing (see Brookfield's predictions and our special report below). Another is the hit to public finances and the need to raise tax from somewhere: strap in for another round of the carried-interest-as-capital-gain debate. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Should the PE people business turn into a numbers game?The relationship-driven aspect of private equity is under threat. Should we lament or celebrate this? Plus: Tenzing's thoughts on a successful remote fundraise, Advent and Blackstone's return to the office, Ambienta hires and Columbia's new boss. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Archer's on ice, TH Lee, Carlyle hire, LP commsAnother of Australia's PE brands faces an uncertain future. Plus: LPs are feeling sanguine about GP transparency. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Covid-19 updates, Aussie super mergers, LP relations in a crisisAustralian pension funds are merging for the sake of scale; what are the implications for managers? Also: here are the questions we want to answer in the coming days and weeks. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Life after Abraaj, Eurazeo's credit line, CDPQ people moveVisit PEI later for a fundraising market update. Spoiler alert: it contains the phrase "post-crisis high"... again. In the meantime we catch up with a former Abraaj regional chief, reflect on the growing link between ESG and cost of capital and add some new funds to the private equity Hall of Fame. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: October's biggest funds, tech investing key trends, Eurazeo earningsTech fundraising continues apace with around $50 billion raised in the first nine months of this year – a 47 percent rise on the whole of 2018. As we detail in our tech special this week, the industry is a broader, deeper market than it has ever been. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: JPI's $7bn roadmap, pension's greed for debt, weak LPsDB pensions love private debt right now. Fortunately a lot of institutions, Japan Post Insurance for one, are massive PE fans too. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.