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  • Side Letter: CalPERS' PE plans
    Private Equity News & AnalysisStaff Writer- 17 March 2025

    Implementing a total portfolio approach will allow the US's largest public pension to put dollars to work where they're best used, says its head of PE. Plus: OMERS' new PE head has both IR and dealmaking skills and Oregon weighs up climate risk. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Knocking on retail's door
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 10 March 2025

    Why managers must temper their expectations around accessing true retail capital under the Trump administration. Plus: How to get a GP-led over the line. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: An SEC private funds U-turn?
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 16 December 2024

    The SEC, a recent private funds sceptic, could attempt to unlock retail access to private markets. Plus: a new entrant to The 70% Club; and women-led VC firms have been disproportionately impacted by a fundraising slowdown. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: The dreaded 'E' word
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 2 December 2024

    Not every manager appears to share the belief that exits will recover in the near term. Plus: The Mastercard Foundation has become the industry's newest secondaries buyer; and a Maryland pension giant is concerned about the climate. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Blackstone's deployment drive
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 21 October 2024

    Blackstone's deployment drive looks set to continue as interest rates fall. Plus: Harvard's university endowment is still seeing private equity underperform public markets; and a politician calls for the asset class to aid rebuilding efforts after a series of devastating hurricanes. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Ardian's record-breaker?
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 14 October 2024

    Ardian expects to hold the final close on its multibillion mega-fund this year. Plus: Partners Group has tapped an APAC fundraising veteran to co-lead its regional business; and why JPMorgan Asset Management is keeping its appetite small. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • PSERS commit $325m to private equity
    Hayley Philpott- 23 August 2024

    The Harrisburg-based pension has revealed $325m worth of commitments across three private equity funds.

  • Performance watch: Summit Partners’ growth funds
    Private Equity News & AnalysisKatrina Lau- 21 August 2024

    Documents prepared for a US pension shed light on the performance of the firm's growth funds as it seeks $9bn for its 12th vintage.

  • Side Letter: Inside Korea's biggest PE portfolio
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 12 August 2024

    A 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.

  • Side Letter: LPs come downmarket
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 5 August 2024

    NYSTRS 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.