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Blackbird's VC offering hits A$1bnThe Australian investment firm has raised just under $640m for its latest venture capital offering.
Side Letter: Ukraine crisis's PE implications; PEP's retail offering; VC's late stage funding gapRussia's military incursion into Ukraine could set back the development of Ukraine's small but growing private equity market. Plus: One of Australia's PE stalwarts has launched an offering for individual investors, and public markets volatility has left a late stage funding gap in venture capital. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Global Investor 100: Notable firms that missed the cutSome significant investors did not appear on this year’s Global Investor 100.
Side Letter: Aussie LPs lose sleep over alts; PE sub line fraud; PAI's latest raiseA performance test for Aussie supers has drawn criticism for the way it benchmarks unlisted assets. Plus: alleged fund finance fraud has lenders rethinking DD and PAI Partners closes its debut mid-market fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
An ‘existential’ performance test could threaten Aussie appetites for altsThe proposed assessment for superannuation funds has drawn criticism over its use of listed indices to benchmark the performance of unlisted assets and its unusual eight-year timeframe.
Side Letter: Goldman Sachs' Chinese walls, Illinois's diversity push, fund finance bonanzaWe have some context behind a new(ish) entrant to the secondaries advisory business: Goldman Sachs. Plus: Illinois TRS goes looking for emerging managers and 17Capital toasts a busy year for fund finance. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Australia’s Hostplus: China tensions have ‘ramifications’ for asset allocationThe A$49bn institution has ‘a lot of money’ invested across Chinese private equity and venture capital, PE head Neil Stanford tells delegates at a virtual conference.
Australian private equity: Down Under, but not outAustralia's private equity market has struggled to find exits and certain sectors have taken a beating from the coronavirus, but there are reasons for Australian firms to be optimistic.
Super funds suffer withdrawal symptomsA change in the rules allowed members to withdraw almost A$16bn from their accounts in the wake of covid-19. Is the sector able to absorb the shock?
Side Letter: EQT on state aid; Blackstone's drop; European VC exits declineShould PE-backed companies receive state aid during the crisis? If sponsors, banks and governments all work together, the answer is 'yes', says one prominent industry exec. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.