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Industry consolidation: New investor classes drive acquisitions and partnershipsThe top force fuelling M&A among private markets managers is the ambition to become as relevant to private wealth and insurance money tomorrow as institutional capital today.
Women of Influence 2025: Real estateMeet the real estate specialists on the 2025 Women of Influence list.
Alternatives consolidation continues apace: Story of the YearSuch is the pace of private equity consolidation that one in six global asset managers will be gone by 2027, according to PwC.
How AXA's private markets unit plans to grow its AUMThe €34bn AXA Investment Managers Prime unit is building out its capabilities across GP stakes, NAV lending and secondaries.
Side Letter: Triton's €5.5bn target; PE's sector-specialist returns; Brookfield earningsEurope's Triton has returned to market with its latest flagship fund. Plus: Proof that sector-specialists outperform their generalist counterparts; and key takeaways from Brookfield's latest earnings. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Ham Lane's $20,000 token ticket; Brookfield's niche secondaries approachHamilton Lane is using tokenisation to provide individual investors access to its direct equities platform for as little as $20,000. Plus: Brookfield is wasting no time with its secondaries offering. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
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.
Side Letter: CVC's cross-fund sale; BCI's benchmark beater; Bridgepoint earningsTop tips for anyone considering a rollover co-investment. Plus: Canadian pension giant BCI had a bumper year for private equity; and highlights from PEI Media-owner Bridgepoint's interim results. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CalPERS shops $6bn; CIC's data quibble; Bregal's mentor moveCalifornia Public Employees’ Retirement System could complete a historic LP stake sale. Plus: China Investment Corporation wants greater uniformity around ESG reporting and Bregal's private equity mentor is set to retire. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.