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Side Letter: LPs come downmarketNYSTRS is the latest institutional giant to lean more heavily into small- and mid-cap fund strategies. Plus: Blue Owl is $1 billion closer to the final close on its flagship GP stakes fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: HNWI sellersMore HNWIs are using secondaries to manage their private markets portfolios. Plus: the secondaries market had a record first half; and why Blackstone's Jon Gray seems unfazed by the US election. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: UK election implicationsThe UK PE industry may look to the example set by their peers across the pond in lobbying against the UK Labour Party's planned carried interest reforms. Plus: favourable pricing expectations are leading more LPs to the secondaries market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CalPERS' labour concernsThe largest US public pension is cutting commitments to GPs with concerning labour practices in their portfolio. Plus: General Atlantic is raising another growth flagship; and Lincoln International checks the health of Europe's mid-market. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Carry tax increase?UK voters could find out more details about proposals to tax carried interest at the higher rate this week. Plus: Summit Partners' $9bn target; and promising signs for wealth and HNWI capital. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Vista's continuation fundThere's a potential whale of a deal in the single-asset continuation fund market. Plus: LP scrutiny is giving fund lawyers more work (and slowing down fundraises); and a Saudi healthcare specialist reaches final close. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CVC's deployment driveCVC is deploying and realising capital at a rapid clip. Plus: HKMA's monumental private equity portfolio just got a little larger; and why dealmakers have cause for optimism. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's 'new normal' for exitsFar from being a quick fix for cash-starved LPs, GP-led processes could soon develop into a much more viable exit route in their own right. Plus: how to raise capital from Indian family offices. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
MainePERS make $50m commitmentThe Augusta-based pension has committed to Tenex Capital Management's fourth fund.
Side Letter: Bonus bluesPrivate equity bonuses took a hit last year. Plus: what Schroders Capital is seeking in the mid-market; and what you need to know about ESG regulation. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.