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Rise of the impact ethosAs the impact mindset gains momentum, Private Equity International asks if private equity and impact investing will ever fully converge.
Four ways GPs are expanding their capital bases – McKinsey reportPE firms are diversifying away from traditional third-party blind-pool fundraises amid further inflows from long-duration funds, GP stakes, insurance M&A and SPACs.
Side Letter: KKR welcomes ESG regs; Neuberger's impact milestone; Carlyle's mega-fundKKR's co-head of global impact says the firm has identified five future ESG challenges for which it would welcome regulation. Plus: Neuberger Berman has closed its debut impact vehicle and Carlyle has another mega-fund on the way. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: EQT's €16bn haul; Inside ILPA's diversity push; PE sells to SPACsEQT has become the latest firm to complete a mega-fundraise during the pandemic. Plus: ILPA reveals what progress has been made on DEI since its diversity launch last year, and PE is warming to SPACs as a viable exit route. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Whitehorse's fund close; China's fundraising rebound; PE law vet to departWhitehorse Liquidity Partners has galloped to yet another final close showing demand for preferred equity is as strong as ever. Plus: China's fundraising market could rebound this year and a PE law veteran is leaving White & Case. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Private equity defies pandemic to raise record $180bn in Q1Fundraising looks on track for another successful year with the most raised between January-March this year than any other equivalent period post-GFC.
Why Japan megadeals are a taste of things to comeNews that the global GPs are targeting Japan with a series of headline-grabbing deals is a sign that the sun really has risen on Japanese private equity.
Side Letter: Blackstone's growth hire, Fidelity CIO on PE's democratisation, IR takeawaysIs the private equity industry's move downmarket inevitable? Perhaps, but not at the cost of the asset class's illiquidity premium. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
KKR’s Nuttall: Individual investor opportunity is immense for usThe firm, which wants to raise more than $100bn by next year, has staffed up to focus more on individual investors, according to its co-president and co-COO.
Side Letter: Apax gets into impact, KKR's $100bn goalA strategy launch scoop on one of Europe's most prominent PE firms, plus the asset class breakdown for KKR's 2022 fundraising goal. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.