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Side Letter: Remote fund commitments, Dunkin' Dyal, SoftBank bruisedSo much for the "new normal" of remote working; LPs seem unlikely to make commitments to any new manager without sitting down and breathing the same air. Here's today's brief for our valued subscribers only.
Which firms raised the largest funds in March and April?Clearlake Capital Group gathered more than $7bn for its sixth flagship fund and CVC Capital Partners raised $4.5bn for its fifth Asia-dedicated fund.
KPERS approves $50m commitmentThe US public pension has backed Ares Management's latest series corporate opportunities fund.
Side Letter: Covid-19 updates, Aussie super mergers, LP relations in a crisisAustralian pension funds are merging for the sake of scale; what are the implications for managers? Also: here are the questions we want to answer in the coming days and weeks. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
KPERS ups PE target allocationThe US public pension has boosted its target allocation to the asset class.
Side Letter: Life after Abraaj, Eurazeo's credit line, CDPQ people moveVisit PEI later for a fundraising market update. Spoiler alert: it contains the phrase "post-crisis high"... again. In the meantime we catch up with a former Abraaj regional chief, reflect on the growing link between ESG and cost of capital and add some new funds to the private equity Hall of Fame. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Which firms raised the largest funds in December?The 10 largest capital raises for the month gathered nearly $31bn among them.
Leonard Green raises $14.75bnThe Los Angeles-based firm closes two funds at their hard caps after about seven months in market.
Side Letter: PE and politics, CDPQ appoints PE head, EQT's happy exitIndustry representatives largely dodged a thrashing in Tuesday's House Financial Services Committee hearing on PE in Washington yesterday – but likely not for long. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
KPERS approves $50m commitmentThe US public pension has backed LGP's latest buyout fund.