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How tech is blurring the lines between PE and REThe emergence of hybrid funds and real estate managers acquiring tech companies suggests the two asset classes are getting closer.
Why this Microsoft founder’s family office avoids PE fundsVulcan Capital's chief investment officer Chris Orndorff explains why the firm has invested less than 1 percent of its portfolio through funds.
Side Letter: Lessons from Schwarzman, Microsoft family office eyes Asia, PEI cocktailsOn the beach and itching for a great summer read? Steve Schwarzman has just the book for you. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Eurazeo's €1bn for growth, Vision Fund 2, secondaries' slow startEurazeo eyes Europe's unicorns; SoftBank ups stake in Vision Fund 2; and secondaries fundraising slows in H1. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
SoftBank plots $108bn Vision Fund successorThe Japanese tech giant has received memorandums of understanding from the likes of Microsoft, Apple and Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company.
NJ's private equity programme emerges from uncertaintyGovernor Phil Murphy’s anti-private equity rhetoric during his campaign triggered a hold on commitment but the state’s pension system wants to re-establish its standing.
Legal special: 7 crucial questions on California’s privacy lawThe California Consumer Privacy Act is coming, and the time for PE firms to take action is now, experts say.
Atomico's Zennstrom: The unofficial ambassador for European techThe Skype founder has seen European investors largely miss out on one wave of the technological revolution. He is determined that it won’t happen again.
OpEx Awards 2018: Carlyle's 'refocusing' of data centre group pays offItconic had no financial data when Carlyle took charge. But its turnaround was enough to bag the mega-firm the lower mid-market/small cap award in EMEA.
PEI Awards 2017: The EMEA winnersFirms, deals, fundraises and country-specific awards for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.