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Stepping into the age of transformative techFrom automation and artificial intelligence to blockchain, PE is beginning to embrace advanced technologies.
Roundtable: APAC’s slowdown belies emerging bright spotsWhile LP appetites for China are somewhat diminished, excitement is growing around India and Japan.
Side Letter: KKR's PE debutMonday is a public holiday in the US, so we'll return to your inbox on Tuesday. In the meantime: a Japanese pension giant with a familiar nickname is looking to make its private equity debut; and Orange County is ramping up its co-investments. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CPP's fund fanaticCPP Investments' decision to promote its PE funds head could tell us something about its intentions for the asset class. Plus: EQT wants to raise $12.5 billion for APAC; and Triton has wrapped up a 2009-vintage vehicle. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
KKR targets Japan and Europe as next steps for private wealth businessThe private equity giant is ‘very excited about Japan’ while seeking to boost its wealth presence in Europe.
Side Letter: Key person pressureKey person clauses are coming under pressure at the negotiating table as LPs take advantage of fundraising headwinds. Plus: Who are the world's biggest impact allocators? Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
How LPs are pushing back on key person clausesA difficult fundraising environment is giving LPs more leverage to negotiate issues such as key person time requirements and automatic termination of investment periods.
Side Letter: Brookfield's trillionBrookfield has become the latest alternatives giant to join the trillion-dollar-AUM club. Plus: climate fundraising in 2024 has already overtaken last year's total; and another group of financial institutions has left a climate initiative under pressure from Republican lawmakers. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
KKR fundraising supercycle now ‘well underway’The firm is targeting more than $300bn of new capital across strategies over the next two years, including its 14th North America flagship, debut US mid-market vehicle and latest global infra offering.
Japan’s newest buyout shop eyes 2025 fund launchSession Private Equity was launched in July by Hiroaki Wakashita, a former Tokyo-based partner at Orchestra Private Equity and 15-year veteran of The Riverside Company.