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The benefits of evergreen structures extend far beyond retail investment – panelInstitutional LPs also stand to benefit from innovative evergreen fund structures, according to panellists at PEI Group’s Women in Private Markets Summit.
Artificial intelligence: Transforming alternative assets, from fundraising to exitsAI is touching every aspect of the alternative assets industry - from internal applications to portco value creation and investment opportunities. But there are risks ahead, with overhype and regulatory uncertainty partly clouding the path forward.
Australia's IFM Investors to wind down A$1bn private equity unitIFM will exit its remaining portfolio companies within the next five years, after failing to scale its PE strategy sufficiently despite strong recent returns.
Side Letter: Unlocking British billionsA group of 17 UK pensions have pledged to pour billions into global and UK private markets. Plus: a trio of LP people moves. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: New Mexico's PE edgeNew Mexico State Investment Council is laser-focused on upping its private equity exposure. Plus: Oregon State Treasury lashes back at the ESG backlash and fund managers look further afield when fundraising. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Call PE, maybeThe SEC is quizzing smaller private funds managers about their digital communications. Plus: Middle Eastern investors are pouring capital into Asia-Pacific; and Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund has a new CIO. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: UK's Aussie inflowsTwo Aussie heavyweights are planning to deploy billions into UK private markets. Plus: PEI Group's Women in Private Markets Summit starts tomorrow; and LACERS has shelved its secondaries sale. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Verdun Perry's hiring advice; CalPERS' PE overhaul; IFM's collaboration callVerdun Perry, head of Blackstone's Strategic Partners unit, thinks the private equity industry should give more people a shot. Plus: CalPERS wants to make up for a 'lost decade' of PE investing with a major programme overhaul. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Patience gets rewarded as GPs look to tap private wealth in AustraliaPrivate equity firms are increasing their efforts to access Australia’s rapidly expanding group of high-net-worth individuals.
Australia's private markets investors take action on climate targetsUnder new leadership, Australian GPs and LPs are allocating more capital towards strategies and companies that could reduce the country’s carbon emissions.