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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: TDR's ICE connectionIn today's edition US Immigration and Customs Enforcement drama spills over into PE; The evergreen industry continues to bloat; One PE shop finds itself on the right side of AI history.
Side Letter: Most active LPs disclosedOur latest Investor Report lists the industry's most prolific backers of PE funds; Rede Partners' latest temperature check of market sentiment suggests optimism on the horizon; a venture capital continuation vehicle that lacks the 'continuation' element.
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: Illiquidity premium erosionPrivate equity’s liquidity premium appears to be eroding at a faster rate than ever before. Plus: a UK pension giant is pumping more into PE; and a German LP gets a new CIO. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Swords and ploughsharesWhy GPs should stop worrying and learn to love defence. Plus: Future Fund's CIO is heading to the Middle East; and investors are increasingly hungry for small-cap CVs. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
California's Orange County to cut fund of funds exposure through secondaries salesThe $25bn pension expects to use both the GP-led and the LP-led markets to offload indirect private equity exposure.
Side Letter: Performance anxietyIf you're reading this from the UK, we hope you enjoyed the long weekend. In today's brief, the Australian government is rethinking an LP performance test that could unlock billions for private markets; and a US foundation is going against the grain. For our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Evergreen shock absorbersA Swiss private bank corroborates claims that individual investors weren't spooked by April's tariff turmoil. Plus: PSP Investments slashes its private equity allocation. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
OCERS commits $92.5m to private equityThe public pension made commitments to five private equity funds.