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Side Letter: Private equity's brewing storm – updatedPE managers need to return to good ol' fashioned value creation, say two industry experts. Plus: L&G takes the industry closer to accessing DC capital at scale; and New Mountain has broken its flagship's hard-cap. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
After an easy decade, it is time for private equity to reach maturityPSERS' former co-head of private markets Darren Foreman and value creation evaluation agency's Romain Begramian argue that managers need to up their game to combat falling returns and confidence in the sector.
PSERS reveals private equity pacingHarrisburg-based pension plan reveals it is currently overallocated to private equity by 6 percentage points.
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: HKVCA takeawaysDispatches from the Hong Kong Venture Capital & Private Equity Association's Greater China Private Equity Summit this morning. Plus: Thailand's pension giant is pushing further into PE. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Partners Group's royaltiesPartners Group has launched a new strategy dedicated to private markets royalties. Plus: an exploration of sponsor-led PIPEs; and another Japan fund has reached a close. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Cathay Life's $1.2bn saleA Taiwan life insurer is selling a $1.2 billion portfolio ahead of regulatory changes. Plus: what the SEC's new ESG rule could mean for private markets; and Inflexion raises a hefty minority fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: 3.5x reasons to continueUK financial sector investor AnaCap has benefited from a continuation fund in more ways than one. Plus: European family offices are hungry for private equity; and LACERA reckons the climate crisis could impact its portfolio returns. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: APAC's sidecar spateSidecars are being used in Asia-Pacific for reasons beyond just geopolitical uncertainty. Plus: late breaking news on Abrdn's European PE business; and VC and growth capital drag down Stanford's returns. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Florida SBA's secondaries schemeA shift in the LP/GP power balance in favour of LPs is spurring Florida SBA to buy second-hand fund stakes. Plus: Takeaways from last week's BVCA summit; and LPs are facing a brain drain. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.