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Side Letter: PEI Awards – vote now; LP Perspectives 2023; Gensler's private fund ambitionsDon't miss your chance to vote in this year's PEI Awards. Plus: Our latest LP Perspectives survey reveals how investors are thinking about the asset class next year; and why the SEC's private funds proposals may lose some of their bite. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
IMRF backs Versant, IK Funds and Harpoon VenturesThe US public pension has backed five private equity funds.
Side Letter: Europe's best PE market for women; Brookfield's 6x return; LACERA's boostIreland has the highest proportion of women in senior investment roles, according to Level 20. Plus: Brookfield's cross-fund transaction delivers for LPs and LACERA wants to co-investments and secondaries. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
IMRF confirms $85m in commitments during 2022The US public pension has backed three private equity funds.
Side Letter: Brookfield's leadership line-up; LACERA's 'most powerful' toolBrookfield has unveiled the leadership team for its $80 billion asset management spin-out at a time when LPs are likely to be scrutinising succession plans. Plus: LACERA has voiced its concern over the SEC's bid to crack down on preferential treatment in side letters. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE and the Ponzi scheme; Oregon's denominator decisionPrivate equity's predilection for selling to itself has led to an unflattering comparison with Ponzi schemes. Plus: How Oregon plans to deal with the denominator effect and what CDPQ considers its sweet spot. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
IMRF approves $30m commitmentThe US public pension backed Lightspeed Venture Partners' latest private equity fund.
Side Letter: Insight's $3bn double-down; KIC's 25% alts goal; PE's legal headacheInsight Partners has set a substantially larger target for its second pool of capital enabling it to double down on highly prized assets. Plus: South Korea's $201 billion sovereign wealth fund is ramping up its alternatives appetite and private equity's heady fundraising environment is giving fund lawyers a lot to think about. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
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.
IMRF issues RFP for a minority managerIllinois Municipal Retirement Fund has issued an RFP for a private equity minority-owned manager.