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Side Letter: Alaska departure, LPAC pushback on GP-leds, TPG on diversityA lot going on today: LPACs unhappy about GP-led deals, investors not probing enough on diversity, fund closes for EOS and CLSA, and much more. We'll see some of you shortly at the preview session for our CFOs and COOs Europe virtual event. In the meantime, here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
PEI IR Forum: PE firms in danger of losing their human touchThe 'relationship business' of private equity is under threat as GPs and LPs pivot to working virtually in the face of the pandemic, a panel has heard.
Yoga classes and meditation: KKR's push on mental health during covid-19The private equity firm is one of several to have launched programmes to help employees get through the crisis.
Side Letter: Brookfield, Silver Lake and the 'flight to quality'Two big signs, courtesy of Silver Lake and Brookfield, of investors' flight to quality in times of crisis. Plus: more worrying signs about defaults courtesy of Moody's. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
These firms have been the most bullish during the pandemicThe top 10 most acquisitive PE investors during the pandemic closed on more than 60 transactions, according to data from S&P Market Intelligence.
How Spain's Altamar plans to reach €15bn by 2025The fund of funds manager plans to expand its high-net-worth offerings and internationalise over the next five years, according to co-chief executive and co-CIO José Luis Molina.
BlackRock expects alternatives boost from wealth channelThe investment giant estimates capital commitments from private wealth investors will make up close to a fifth of its alternatives assets by year-end, says alternatives chief Edwin Conway.
What will the US's DC market look like in the near term?Recent guidance from the US Department of Labor opens up private equity investment to 401(k) plan sponsors, but it's unlikely the market will see a flood of such capital any time soon.

EQT to hit final close on Fund IX by OctoberThe firm’s ninth flagship fund, which was launched before the pandemic, has a €15bn hard-cap.