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Secondaries alignment: Finding a balanceConflicts of interest can arise within the LP base as LPACs act in their own interest, not in the interest of the fund.
Secondaries alignment: Sort out your own houseFor the GP, internal alignment is another opportunity to manage team dynamics. Third parties will want to see that the right people participate in the economics.
Secondaries alignment: Working within the rulesWhen dealing with waterfalls, there are tools that can be used to create economic alignment from the outset.
SI 50: Secondaries scales new heightsEven amid today’s rocky macro environment, the industry’s biggest fundraisers continue to pull in more capital
TDR close to beating €4bn target for Fund V with initial closeThe firm, which closed its acquisition of UK supermarket chain Asda last year, expects to wrap up fundraising by the end of the third quarter.
Fundraising Frenzy: Why PE’s mega-fund madness isn't such a bad thing for LP returnsDuring a recession, private equity mega-funds deliver returns similar to those of their peers and with less selection risk for investors.
PE firms seek to shift the dial on diversityWhile women remain underrepresented in private markets, particularly at senior levels, PEI’s annual Women of Influence list demonstrates that there is certainly no shortage of female talent.
Side Letter: Predicting PE's slowdown; Fund finance's power grab; SWF scoreboardLengthier processes are no guarantee that private equity fundraising will calm down in the near future. Plus: Non-bank lenders spy an opportunity to take market share from traditional fund finance providers; and how the world's state-owned investors rank on governance, sustainability and resilience. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Global Investor 100: A perfect 10The top firms on this year’s Global Investor 100 increased their private equity allocation by more than 53%, collectively holding $636.1bn in PE assets.
Global Investor 100: LP private equity exposure reaches all-time highPE assets under management have grown appreciably in year-on-year terms amid performance spikes and LPs investing increasingly vast amounts.