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Investors eye opportunities to scale investment in climate techClimate tech has been a rare bright spot in an otherwise challenging market for fundraising, but unlocking the segment’s full commercial potential will require deep pockets and a different approach to risk.
LPs tapping the brakes on fund financeHigher interest rates and rising debt costs are prompting managers and investors to rethink the use of fund finance facilities.
Fine-tuning secondaries strategiesBuyers are increasingly splitting out their fund strategies as institutional investors seek specific risk/reward categories for secondaries.
How ESG credentials can fuel fundraisingAn understanding that responsible investing is essential to risk mitigation and value creation means ESG is playing a greater role in manager selection.
LPs pull back from first-time fundsA liquidity squeeze and ever-larger fundraises from established rivals have created a difficult environment for emerging managers, but optimism remains.
Mega-funds: How big is too big?Fund sizes ballooned across the board last year, averaging $530m, nearly a 50% increase in merely five years, according to PEI data.
Fund terms could be defined by these factors in 2022LPs are focusing their attention on GP commitments and fund sizes, as well as more protections, in a heady fundraising environment.
Side Letter: PEI Awards – vote now; Europe's mid-market madness; Cbus cuts costsTime to vote for the firms, investors, intermediaries, deals, lawyers and funds you think deserve recognition after a heady year for private equity. Plus: Highlights from Europe's crowded mid-market and Aussie pension Cbus is on a mission to cut costs. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Emerging managers: New blood? Not just yetInvestor demand for new managers rests on the return of in-person meetings.
Europe’s competitive edgeSustainability could prove a critical differentiator for a low-growth continent.