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Side Letter: Future Fund's reshuffle; PE's deal delays; Iowa's allocation issuesFuture Fund has rejigged its investment leadership model to prepare for macro turmoil. Plus: A labour shortage among private equity service providers is causing deal delays; and an Iowa pension is grappling with the denominator effect. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Interest rate hikes and PE; AP6's impact returns; PE's performance debateThe Fed's rate hike is a silver-lined cloud for PE. Plus: Sweden's AP6 believes impact investing needn't come at the sacrifice of returns – quite the opposite; and does new research settle private equity's age-old performance debate? Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Bain eyes small step-up in size for sixth Europe fundThe PE manager's GP commitment will account for 10% of Bain Europe VI's total.
Side Letter: Vision Fund's $27bn loss; Thoma's $20bn fund; BlackRock's multi-asset impactSoftBank is getting more selective about investments after its portfolio was battered by market volatility. Plus: Thoma Bravo seems unfazed by today's crowded fundraising environment, and BlackRock has taken an unusual approach to impact. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Five predictions for LP secondariesMore specialised, more data-driven and ever seasonal: PEI considers what the LP secondaries market might look like in five years’ time.
PEI Awards 2021: Secondaries winnersThe awards for secondaries deals, firms, advisers and law firms in Europe, Asia and the Americas
Side Letter: PE prices in a crisis; KKR's $4bn addendum; SPACs under attackKey developments in how Russia's invasion of Ukraine is impacting the alternatives industry. Plus: KKR is seeking an additional $4 billion for its latest long-hold fund and why insurers are taking a dim view of SPACs. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
The journey to net zeroThe industry still has a long way to go on decarbonisation, but the creation and adoption of private equity-specific science-based targets could really move the needle.
ESG-linked credit facilities begin to show mass appealA series of sustainability-focused deals in 2021 gave fresh significance to a relatively young market.
PEI’s podcast highlights from 2021PEI Media’s Spotlight podcast series was downloaded nearly 47,000 times over the past 12 months, with discussions ranging from distressed debt to ESG-linked fund finance.