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Side Letter: Ares buys into secondaries, EQT's diversity targetsPop quiz: What's the private markets strategy so attractive it's got Ares, Brookfield and TPG buying in? Plus, EQT has found its diverse hiring targets may have been a little too ambitious, while US teachers' pensions stand their ground amid a report into PE performance. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Clessidra's back; LACERS questions PE performance; Polish PE surpriseItalian PE stalwart Clessidra is back on the fundraising trail, while a renowned economist questions whether LACERS should throw good money after bad into the asset class. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Picture quiz (part 1); Equip raises; Swedes push diversity; hires for KKR, Tikehau and OTPPAs much of the private equity industry takes its foot off the gas for the holiday season, here is part one of a short private equity picture quiz. Plus: people news for KKR, Tikehau and OTPP; spin-out fundraising success; and more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Sub-line ESG levers, LP liquidity rethink, SPAC bashingIt looks like lenders are going to put wind in managers' ESG sails through credit facilities. Plus: LPs rethink liquidity (says Coller), SPACs are still a fad (says LP), beware covid-inflated valuations (says GP), and more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Fund terms research scoop, Sun switches IR heads, LACERS' paceRead exactly what it takes to start up a franchise from the people who have done it. Plus: Sun Capital's new IR head, a sneak preview of some fund terms research, and much more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Co-investment shake-out, Softbank kicks in more for Fund II, in tech we trustSoftBank's Son is keeping faith with his vision, but investors will take more convincing. Plus: carry in the crosshairs, co-investments as secondaries dealflow, Hg's tech success and more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PEI Awards 2020; moral secondaries sales; PE to les massesSecured a 7x exit despite the pandemic? Raised a fund in record time amid global travel restrictions? Tell us who to shortlist in our latest annual awards, which launched Friday. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Campbell Lutyens LP data, Neil Harper and Merrick McKay join impact firm boardFundraising for emerging managers, so we are told, will always require in-person meetings. One such firm (or their placement agent) has come up with a solution that may put the fund back into fundraising. Plus: big hires for impact firm Zamo, Schroders buys a multi-family office and Eurazeo sets some diversity and inclusion targets. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Should the PE people business turn into a numbers game?The relationship-driven aspect of private equity is under threat. Should we lament or celebrate this? Plus: Tenzing's thoughts on a successful remote fundraise, Advent and Blackstone's return to the office, Ambienta hires and Columbia's new boss. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.