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Side Letter: Gating-gateIn today's edition, Blue Owl's recent asset sale has thrust semi-liquids into the spotlight; Partners Group tries to assuage investors' AI concerns; Gridiron Capital is back in the market.
Side Letter: More bang; less buck?Side Letter's 2025 quizmasters revealed; could a volatile start to 2026 hint at another shaky year for private equity activity?; Korea's sovereign wealth fund spies opportunity overseas.
Side Letter: 'It ends badly'NYC's (now) former CIO issues a scathing response to the ongoing 'democratisation' of private markets. Plus: AI disruption risk is leading to broken auctions and Hong Kong's wealth community is hungry for alts. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: IPEM talking pointsDispatches from IPEM in Paris last week. Plus: a UK foundation is losing its private markets director; and secondaries continues to gain ground among family offices. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Deal allocation aggroCould LP concerns over evergreen deal allocations be further exacerbated by 401(k) inflows? Plus: Moelis taps Jefferies for another secondaries hire; and consolidation is afoot in Italy. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Private wealth positivityThe outlook for private wealth inflows doesn't appear to have been dented by recent volatility. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Partners Group's Indian recordPartners Group's Indian IPO is something of a landmark for the country's maturing private equity market. Plus: Partners Group has also named a new COO; and HSBC is dabbling in sub line securitisation. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: HKMA's climate-loving LP quartetSome of Asia's most influential LPs have teamed up to catalyse climate investments in the region. Plus: Onex has been ramping up its distributions in a bid to resume fundraising for its latest private equity flagship. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CalSTRS' PE policy changesThe US's second-largest public pension is streamlining its approach to secondaries deals. Plus: why fundless sponsors could be on the rise; and some fund close news. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Inside Korea's biggest PE portfolioA look beneath the hood of Korea's largest private equity portfolio. Plus: GPs are revisiting bridge funds; and sovereign investors are fretting over geopolitics. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.