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Fundraising platforms join forces to unlock Japan’s high-net-worth opportunityTokyo's LUCA, launched in July by ex-Blackstone managing director Keiko Sydenham, has entered a strategic partnership with Singapore’s Xen Capital.
Side Letter: PEI Awards – vote now; Europe's mid-market madness; Cbus cuts costsTime to vote for the firms, investors, intermediaries, deals, lawyers and funds you think deserve recognition after a heady year for private equity. Plus: Highlights from Europe's crowded mid-market and Aussie pension Cbus is on a mission to cut costs. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
The rise of novel fund typesWhether it’s tenders, intervals, evergreens or hybrids, the private funds industry is seeing a re-emergence of novel fund structures. We spoke to managers and service providers trying to tap a growing base of investors.
Four factors enabling HNW growth in private marketsMorgan Stanley said in a recent report it expects 'additional high-net-worth allocations to represent around $1.5trn of AUM by 2025'.
Side Letter: Aussie Special Report; BlackRock's wealth tie-up; Clessidra's first closePEI's latest Australia Special Report examines the ways PE firms are navigating its lofty valuations. Plus: BlackRock's private wealth plans have received a shot in the arm and growth equity secondaries pricing is soaring. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Japan Post's $91bn alts target; future of PE; iCap's Asia movesHappy Monday! Japan Post Bank has set even loftier ambitions for its enormous alternatives pot, having not met earlier targets. Plus: what the future of PE might look like and iCapital builds out in Asia. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
iCapital taps ex-Probitas boss to lead Asia business, launch HK officeThe platform joins the likes of Cambridge Associates, Blackstone and Credit Suisse in attempting to capture Asia’s burgeoning HNWI opportunity.
KKR’s Nuttall: Individual investor opportunity is immense for usThe firm, which wants to raise more than $100bn by next year, has staffed up to focus more on individual investors, according to its co-president and co-COO.
Crazily rich Asians: PE courts region’s wealthiest investorsAsia is expected to supplant Europe as world’s second largest UHNWI hub by 2024, a dynamic that has caught the attention of private markets.
Side Letter: KKR's iCapital tie-up; UK PE's sigh of relief; Alantra's Iberian LPsKKR has tapped online fundraising giant iCapital to oversee its private markets vehicle for retail investors. Plus: UK PE executives have reasons to be cheerful after yesterday's budget announcement and one of PE's rising legal stars has jumped ship. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.