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Private equity has a penchant for holding onto winners – and it's paying offData released this week show the average hold period for PE assets is at a record high, underscoring a wider trend that's appearing in various forms across the industry.
Side Letter: EQT's €16bn haul; Inside ILPA's diversity push; PE sells to SPACsEQT has become the latest firm to complete a mega-fundraise during the pandemic. Plus: ILPA reveals what progress has been made on DEI since its diversity launch last year, and PE is warming to SPACs as a viable exit route. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
EQT collects €15.6bn in second-largest haul for Europe-based firmThe Scandinavian firm gathered roughly 40% more for EQT IX than its 2017-vintage predecessor and has deployed nearly half of the fund.
Side Letter: Q1's record fundraising; Thoma Bravo's target; PE sports blow?Fundraising appears to have bounced back to record levels in the first quarter. Plus: whether football's proposed European Super League could impact PE's appetite for the sport, and growth equity is living up to its name. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Why Japan megadeals are a taste of things to comeNews that the global GPs are targeting Japan with a series of headline-grabbing deals is a sign that the sun really has risen on Japanese private equity.
Side Letter: Blackstone's growth hire, Fidelity CIO on PE's democratisation, IR takeawaysIs the private equity industry's move downmarket inevitable? Perhaps, but not at the cost of the asset class's illiquidity premium. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blackstone taps top VC exec to lead Europe growth strategyThe firm raised $4.5bn for its debut growth fund, which has invested in oat milk producer Oatly and music-to-internet company Epidemic Sound.
Stars align for Japanese private equityLocal and international firms report brisk activity over the past 12 months. Everything seems to be coming together for the Japanese buyout market.
Seven signs Japan is realising its potentialThe country's private equity market has been touted for its growth potential for much of the past decade. Has that finally come to pass?
Side Letter: Ares buys into secondaries, EQT's diversity targetsPop quiz: What's the private markets strategy so attractive it's got Ares, Brookfield and TPG buying in? Plus, EQT has found its diverse hiring targets may have been a little too ambitious, while US teachers' pensions stand their ground amid a report into PE performance. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.