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Side Letter: Ardian's leadership update; Blackstone wants EU; Apax's small-cap successorDetails on who's leading the world's largest secondaries firm's European business. Plus: Blackstone is targeting wealthy Europeans with a new vehicle just as the tussle for talent heats up industry-wide; and France's Apax is plotting the launch of its next small-cap fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Private equity's future; SEC eyes individuals; Apax's Italy headMonday is a public holiday in the US – Side Letter will return to your inbox on Tuesday. This morning's edition looks at how one of Europe's largest wealth managers is using tech to streamline PE processes for individual investors. Plus: The US regulator has turned its attention to the definition of accredited investors and France's Apax has named a new Italy head. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
PEI 300 2022: Fund of funds specialists evolveDue to their ongoing capital-raising efforts across various direct strategies, firms active in funds of funds continue to make the PEI 300.
Mega-funds: How big is too big?Fund sizes ballooned across the board last year, averaging $530m, nearly a 50% increase in merely five years, according to PEI data.
Blackstone’s wealth unit doubles headcount in EuropeThe private equity giant has brought in around 40 staff for its private wealth unit in the last six months, as it seeks to grow to a 300-strong team by year-end.
Side Letter: Europe's €2.1trn Amundi plots new team; Women in Private Markets; PE with a purposeEurope's largest asset manager wants to build a new team to access alts. Plus: A call to influential women shaping private markets, and how to emerge ahead in PE's race for talent. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Private wealth: How technology platforms are bridging the divideFundraising platforms-turned-GPs are revolutionising a traditionally laborious commitment process for wealth managers and their clients
The $175trn potential LP market you can't afford to ignoreCarlyle Group’s partnership with distribution platforms iCapital and Allfunds this week is the latest example of firms wanting to tap the private wealth market.
Side Letter: Human rights in the crosshairs; Blue Owl hire; LPs want liquidityBefore we get started, just a quick reminder that we're still accepting nominations for our annual Future 40 Leaders of Private Equity list, which showcases – you guessed it – the market participants most likely to shape the industry in the years to come. Nominations close in two weeks from today and you can find all the details here. And now here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Future Fund eyes more illiquids; Carlyle's latest tie-up; net-zero aimsOne of the world's biggest sovereign wealth funds has signalled it's looking for more PE. Plus: Guidance for how GPs and LPs can get to net zero, and Carlyle Group wants more HNWI capital. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.