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Sagard's Unigestion PE acquisition is latest in industry consolidation trendAll of Unigestion's $12.5bn PE AUM will be consolidated with Sagard's holdings following the deal.
Side Letter: LP allocation upliftsA quick look at some LPs keen to get more private equity exposure. Plus: A multi-purpose GP-led secondaries deal emerges in the US; and a newcomer to Canada's pension scene is ramping up its private markets deployment. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Future 40 Leaders – 2024: InvestorsThis year's cohort of Future 40 investors have been making strides with their institutions' private markets programmes, from leading co-investments and sourcing emerging manager relationships to enhancing due diligence processes.
Performance Equity CEO retires, becomes senior advisorCharles Froland, who has been at the firm since 2005, retired at the end of June from the fund of funds manager, which spun out of General Motors Investment Management a decade ago.
- Jet set
Investors often joke that it is the management fee not aviation fuel that keeps a fleet of Gulfstream IVs in the air, Rob Kotecki, associate editor of PEM, investigates.
- LPs focus on fees and co-investments
Limited partners that made significant co-investments in 2011 are finding a healthy amount of co-investment opportunities in 2012.
- LPs get aggressive on fund terms
While limited partners have had success negotiating fund terms and conditions, changing distribution structures remains a hard sell.
- Canaan Partners closes ninth fund on $600m
The veteran venture capital firm raised the fund with the backing of both new and former investors. Fund IX will focus on the technology and healthcare sectors.
- Why marketing in the Middle East may get easier
The Arab peninsula has long made it relatively difficult for foreign groups to access its investors, but rumour has it that things will change.
- Q&A: Regulatory reality
New regulations in the US and Europe have general partners rethinking everything from how to communicate with current and prospective investors to how to budget for extra compliance costs. PEM speaks with Walkers Global partner and co-head of the private equity group Rolf Lindsay to assess the impact.