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Side Letter: Apollo's BlackRock hires; Carlyle's healthcare booster; Norinchukin’s impactApollo Global Management's appointment of three ex-BlackRock executives highlights the rising demand for secondaries talent in today's private equity market. Plus: Carlyle is the latest PE giant to complete a life sciences acquisition and another Japanese LP wants to make a big impact. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Japan’s $81bn endowment faces hiring 'challenge' as it targets debut fund commitmentsThe Japan Science and Technology Agency's university endowment will initially rely on gatekeepers until it has enough internal resources to invest directly, PE head Yasuyuki Tomita tells PEI.
Side Letter: Japan giant's PE head; CVC goes Dutch; Warburg & tech frothinessJapan's newest LP giant has tapped another of the country's leading investors. Plus: CVC is said to prefer Amsterdam for its expected listing and Warburg Pincus gets quizzed over its latest flagship. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Tokenisation: A ‘new frontier’ in the democratisation of PEEarly mover ADDX is providing accredited investors with access to blue chip private equity funds, including Partners Group’s €5.5bn Global Value SICAV.
Japan forges its own ESG approachThe country’s limited partners will continue to favour corporate engagement over exclusionary screening of controversial sectors.
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.
Four ‘unknowns’ for Japanese LPs considering impactSpeaking in a teaser for PEI’s inaugural Responsible Investment Forum: Tokyo, Sayaka Takatsuka, senior director at impact firm Shinsei, said domestic LPs were still getting to grips with the strategy.
Side Letter: Maryland's tax gambit, DBJ's impact push, responsible investmentIt's day one of the Responsible Investment Forum New York (preview below). We also have analysis of Maryland's proposed tax attack and where the Development Bank of Japan wants to put its private equity yen. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Development Bank of Japan to embrace impact, emerging managersYasuyuki Tomita, who was promoted from DBJ Asset Management last year, will oversee the development of a growth equity platform targeting domestic SMEs.
DBJ commits to two Asia-focused fundsThe Japanese bank explores healthcare and technology opportunities through two Asia-focused funds.