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Dyal's $1bn securitisation shows cash is king – updatedThe Neuberger Berman unit’s management-fees securitisation this week shows GPs are coming up with novel ways to give liquidity.
Side Letter: How Dyal investors get their cash back, KKR's covid catalystWe've been wondering for a while now how investors in Dyal's permanent capital funds would get some liquidity. Now we know. Meanwhile, KKR continues to set records in Asia: this time beating its own on the investment front. It looks like its fundraise will shortly follow suit. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Which PE firms swooped in after the 2008 crisis?As covid-19 wreaks havoc on financial markets, we look back at the previous crisis and the most active firms after the Lehman Brothers collapse.
Evercore’s Saul Goodman: GP interests in other asset classes are 'opening up'The investment banker has seen more GP interest deals than anyone else. We asked him in January about the development of the market.
PEI Awards 2019: Game Changer of the YearWho had the biggest effect on the industry in 2019? This year the award goes to an advisor for the first time.
Platinum Equity raises $10bnThe American firm closes its fifth flagship fund at the hard cap
Side Letter: PE's response to climate change, Iran's PE scene, SEC to probe ESGHow will PE respond to the climate change? We are about to find out. Also: the SEC is probing ESG (as sister title Private Funds CFO said it might) and how do country funds measure up against their regional equivalents? Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
2019 in North America: In a year of strong demand, politics dominatedThe political spotlight on private equity compelled industry leaders and associations to speak up on the perils of the Stop Wall Street Looting Act and step up their defense for the asset class.
Apax eyes Q1 final close for latest mega-fundThe buyout giant held a close on Fund X in July, according to a document prepared for Public School Employees’ Retirement System.
Side Letter: Fundraising vet Bob Brown emerges, gameable metrics, Platinum's $10bnPEI examines the industry's "gameable" numbers; new hires at Hayfin and Motive Partners; and a Dyal-like firm for impact investors. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.