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The ‘big reformer’ leading BlackRock’s long-term fundAndré Bourbonnais, who oversaw a major strategy shift at Canada’s Public Sector Pension Investment Board, will join the global asset manager in Q2.
Timeline: no turning back on regulationThe regulation prompted by the global financial crisis could be on the chopping block. What does that mean for an industry that has laboured to accommodate increased oversight.
KKR gathers $8.5bn for long-term investmentsThe capital for the Core Investment strategy includes $3bn from the firm's own balance sheet.
An inside look at Japan Post's PE blueprintWith $1.1bn to invest, Japan Post Investment Corporation will look overseas and 'not compete' with domestic GPs, Japan Post Bank’s Tokihiko Shimizu tells PEI.
Why Canadian pensions and sovereign wealths are backing this TPG spin-outBGH Capital, formed by ex-head of Asia at TPG Ben Gray, is counting on his longstanding LP contacts as his firm seeks to raise $2bn for Australia.
Buyout firms unfazed by competition from LPs on dealsThe appearance of limited partners on the buyside of deals has helped open up the market, according to dealmakers from KKR, Bridgepoint, PAI Partners and Astorg Partners at a conference in Cannes.
Ilmarinen: The 10-year fund is here to stayKatja Salovaara, a private equity limited partner at Finnish pension fund Ilmarinen, believes the traditional fund structure will prevail.
Fundraising: fast, large and with a Japanese flavourWhat Affinity’s $6bn ‘one-and-done’ tells us about the market in 2018.
Perry Golkin is turning PE on its headThe KKR alum, who spent a quarter of a century at the firm, is breaking with the traditional private equity model with his latest fund, and aiming for better GP/LP alignment.
Affinity hauls in $6bn for fifth Asia buyout fund – updatedThe Hong Kong-based manager had a 95% re-up rate and garnered commitments from new LPs including Japan Post Bank.