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PEI Awards 2019: Secondaries winnersPresenting two new global categories of Preferred Equity and Direct Secondaries, plus winners across LP Sale and GP-led Deal of the Year, and more.
ESG and diversity yet to take centre stageFew LPs are prioritising sustainability, and a lack of gender balance in GPs is rarely a deal-breaker.
Secondaries: Avoiding the hidden risksThe strategy has evolved from focusing on diversification and J-curve mitigation to one making concentrated bets on often highly complex deals. Investors unaware of the potential risks face hidden dangers.
Side Letter: Brookfield's $8bn, CIC departure, trade tensions hit earningsBrookfield nears final close on its latest PE fund; Germany's DBAG impacted by trade tensions and China's sovereign wealth fund PE head resurfaces. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: The largest debut fund ever; earnings highlights; hiring diverseCarlyle goes full C-corp; Glendower's $2.7bn for secondaries; and how to level up on diversity. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Ex-KKR exec Navab dies, Deutsche layoffs, Washington SIB head reflectsTop dealmaker Alex Navab dies; Deutsche restructuring leaves DWS unscathed; Washington SIB investment chief has dim view of multi-strategy GPs. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PEI buys PEHub, Chinese GPs, Carlyle strikes oilCampbell Lutyens wants to help Chinese GPs raise more capital in a regulation-restricted environment. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
PEI Awards 2018: EMEA winnersFirms, deals, fundraises and country-specific awards for Europe, the Middle East and Africa
Secondaries special: at the cutting edgeThe pioneers of the sub-asset class wouldn’t recognise some of today’s transactions as belonging to the same market.
Secondaries special: Fierce competition among secondaries giantsThe competition for capital is as fierce as ever with at least seven of the top 10 biggest secondaries firms in fundraising or pre-marketing mode. Here's what it means for the market