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Private equity defies pandemic to raise record $180bn in Q1Fundraising looks on track for another successful year with the most raised between January-March this year than any other equivalent period post-GFC.
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.
Side Letter: Why Japanese PE is blossoming, Ardian and IK fund scoop, IR's futureGlobal PE firms are eyeing multi-billion-dollar deals in Japan. Timely, then, that our Japan Special Report is out this week. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: April issue out; General Atlantic's $5bn; another Citi hireIt's the cusp of the Easter long weekend for some and like many, Side Letter is looking forward to a break from Zoom-call City. We'll be back on Tuesday – in the meantime here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blackstone’s ‘largest first-time growth fund’ in contextA list of the biggest growth equity funds to have closed so far, including the alternatives giant's $4.5bn vehicle which closed this month.
PEI Awards 2020: EMEA winnersFind out who took the plaudits in Fund, Deal and Exit of the Year, plus the different markets and geographies across the region.
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.
PEI Awards 2020: Americas winnersLarge-cap and mid-cap firms, lenders, lawyers, placement agents and more. Which firms won the coveted PEI awards across the Americas?
Side Letter: Why Carlyle is cautious of SPACs, French GP breaks its hard-capA French tech and healthcare specialist eyes a grand boost in AUM. Plus: An ex-Carlyle director is making waves in China's emerging buyout market and HNWIs are hungry for PE. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
How this ex-Carlyle director ‘punches above their weight’ in ChinaShanghai-based Ocean Link closed its second USD-denominated private equity fund at $580m in January, co-founder and partner Tony Jiang tells PEI.