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Side Letter: Carlyle's ESG facility, Dyal's Vista stake, Apollo's retail therapyCarlyle Group has married PE's diversity push to the industry's growing penchant for ESG-linked credit lines. Plus: Vista Equity is reportedly in talks over the sale of Dyal's GP stake and CalSTRS is taking the climate crisis into its own hands. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: 2020 fundraising, Neuberger's Walker talks D&IA wave of mega-funds bolstered 2020's fundraising total. Plus: Neuberger chairman George Walker says labour rights, D&I will top US investors' ESG concerns this year and ILPA has launched a model NDA. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: What is on the agenda for 2021?Happy New Year and welcome to 2021! It's good to be back. What do we think we will be writing about this year? Below are some clues. Plus: a rainmaker steps back from the industry, data on cashflows and deals. 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: Brookfield mega impact plan, Manulife mission, carry tax debate to reigniteApologies for stating the obvious, but covid-19's impact on the industry will be multi-faceted and cannot be overstated. One effect is the catalysis of thinking around impact investing (see Brookfield's predictions and our special report below). Another is the hit to public finances and the need to raise tax from somewhere: strap in for another round of the carried-interest-as-capital-gain debate. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
LASERS approves $75m commitmentThe US public pension has backed a North American private equity fund.
Side Letter: EQT's growth plans, Apollo's impact, CalPERS' need for PEEQT has brought in another heavyweight to help get its growth platform off the ground. Plus: Apollo's impact framework, private credit default rates and more. 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: CPPIB in venture, Summit's big move, Visma's epic PE journeySummit seeks to do something big in fund restructuring; more barriers to US-China capital flows; Vista's Smith under investigation; and inside CPPIB's venture programme. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Louisiana State Employees' approves $100m commitmentThe US public pension has backed a venture capital fund.