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Inside LAFPP’s specialised PE programmeWe take a look at how the Los Angeles pension’s programme to back diverse and minority-owned PE managers has performed and evolved over more than a decade.
Why PIPEs are in the picturePrivate investments in public companies are increasingly moving onto general partners’ radars but what’s driving this trend?
Side Letter: A simple way of improving diversity, Ravi Thakran's new gig, LGT on ESGHere's an idea to make a more diverse private equity industry: hire more women and minorities. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Yoga classes and meditation: KKR's push on mental health during covid-19The private equity firm is one of several to have launched programmes to help employees get through the crisis.
Side Letter: 'Natural capital', climate change, KKR, CalPERS and PE's pandemic vacationsPlenty for you to mull over this morning, ranging from how KKR is taking on mental health issues to where PE folk go on holiday during a pandemic. Plus: the pitch of anti-PE rhetoric increases once more, the rise of 'natural capital' and the latest from CalPERS. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Apax valuations, North Carolina growth gains, KKR's new hiresNorth Carolina has been surprised on the upside by its VC and growth portfolio. Plus: Apax updates; KKR's new hires and why DFIs need to step up to the plate. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Texas ERS cools on Asia, BCI pushes into directs, desktop due diligenceMore intel today on US-Asia capital flows: Texas ERS, a big investor in Asian PE, is in a wait-and-see mode on future commitments. Plus: British Columbia pushes into directs and some desktop due diligence insights. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Brookfield, Silver Lake and the 'flight to quality'Two big signs, courtesy of Silver Lake and Brookfield, of investors' flight to quality in times of crisis. Plus: more worrying signs about defaults courtesy of Moody's. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
These firms have been the most bullish during the pandemicThe top 10 most acquisitive PE investors during the pandemic closed on more than 60 transactions, according to data from S&P Market Intelligence.
Side Letter: KKR's covid crisis spending spree, PGIM-iCapital tie up, July's largest fundsLessons from the GFC? As we have noted before, many PE firms wished they had invested more in midst of the last downturn. KKR certainly seems to have taken that to heart, inking 17 investments between March and July. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.