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Side Letter: Warren's war, Coller makes headway, Wisconsin's small buyoutsSenator Elizabeth Warren's war against private equity bad practices just rose a notch with five firms in her crosshairs. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
New Mexico SIC slashes PE investment target as distributions dry upThe sovereign fund, which has struggled to meet its pacing target, will likely have less capacity for new fund commitments over the next five years.
Side Letter: Eurazeo's strip sale, Brookfield eyes secondaries, Arizona's shake-upGot a sizeable balance sheet and want to help your fundraise over the line? Use a secondaries 'strip sale'. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
GP stakes: Who's on the shopping list?PAI Partners, Affinity Equity Partners and Coller Capital are among the most suitable candidates for a GP stake investment, according to a report.
Performance watch: Platinum Equity’s fundsThe firm expects to hold the first close on its latest fund, targeting $8bn, by the end of June.
PSERS postpones vote on US buyout fund over ESG concernsAdvocacy groups raised concerns with the US pension about Platinum Equity portfolio company Securus, which manages inmate phone systems for state prison systems.
Pension giants drive PE activity in CanadaTwo mega-deals – both involving large Canadian pension plans – accounted for almost 70% of investment activity in the country in the first half of the year.
Platinum Equity closes small-cap fund on $1.5bn hard-capPlatinum Equity Small Cap Fund is the firm’s first fund focused on opportunities in the lower mid-market.
The Rainmaker 50Who has the power to turn an investor 'no' into a 'yes'? Who got first-time funds off the ground? Presenting PEI's list of the most influential fundraisers in private equity today.
Private equity carve-outs: the profits and pitfallsGPs can pick up non-core businesses with a lot of value potential; getting everything right in these transactions is not simple, according to law firm Baker McKenzie.