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Side Letter: Swords and ploughsharesWhy GPs should stop worrying and learn to love defence. Plus: Future Fund's CIO is heading to the Middle East; and investors are increasingly hungry for small-cap CVs. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Evergreen shock absorbersA Swiss private bank corroborates claims that individual investors weren't spooked by April's tariff turmoil. Plus: PSP Investments slashes its private equity allocation. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Yale's $6bn saleYale University has come to market with one of the largest LP-led transactions of recent years. Plus: Navis completes another GP-led transaction; and climate giant Altérra is seeking new partners. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: An SEC private funds U-turn?The SEC, a recent private funds sceptic, could attempt to unlock retail access to private markets. Plus: a new entrant to The 70% Club; and women-led VC firms have been disproportionately impacted by a fundraising slowdown. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: The importance of GP disciplineThe UK's £76 billion Universities Superannuation Scheme is eyeing smaller opportunities as it prioritises managers that can remain disciplined. Plus: LGT Capital Partners reckons this is the first decade in which private equity won't grow; and Rede looks to the Middle East. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: GIC's allocation upliftThe world's third largest private equity portfolio just became even larger. Plus: Why concentrated continuation transactions are taking off among secondaries buyers; and a look at the best-performing US pensions. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CalPERS' labour concernsThe largest US public pension is cutting commitments to GPs with concerning labour practices in their portfolio. Plus: General Atlantic is raising another growth flagship; and Lincoln International checks the health of Europe's mid-market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: 3.5x reasons to continueUK financial sector investor AnaCap has benefited from a continuation fund in more ways than one. Plus: European family offices are hungry for private equity; and LACERA reckons the climate crisis could impact its portfolio returns. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: APAC separation anxietyAnother firm is spinning out its China business in an increasingly uncertain regulatory landscape. Plus: New York pensions are hungry for more PE; and CalPERS is making the most of its enhanced staff powers. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's AI-mplications; IMM's 3.5x exit; MacDonell's London moveConsultancy AlixPartners unwraps the ways in which private equity could be transformed by generative AI. Plus: LP veteran Allen MacDonell has joined a hefty UK institution; and Korea's IMM Private Equity has notched up a strong exit while fundraising. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.