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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: Alts' newest tokeniserA new entrant to the tokenisation space underscores the rising appeal of this intriguing technology. Plus: Investec is building out its secondaries advisory unit and private debt is filling the void left by private equity in China. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Distribution relief?A recent pension board meeting could show one way to ease private equity's distribution drought. Plus: Blackstone successfully enters the PE evergreen fund fray; and why the secondaries field could narrow. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE newcomersHappy New Year! Side Letter is kicking off 2024 with a list of interesting emerging managers, a profile of Texas Municipal's new PE-loving CIO, and deployment data from sovereign investors. 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: PE-ople movesResearch seen by Side Letter shows private equity are firms ramping up their hiring processes. Plus: PJT Park Hill has tapped Jefferies for a senior secondaries hire; and Chinese private equity is facing yet more pushback from the US. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Co-investment cost protectionAn explosion of GP-led secondaries is prompting LPs to ensure their no-fee co-investments won't become more expensive down the line. Plus: Why minority recapitalisations are in vogue; and how AI can improve GP operations. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: LPs resist China rebrands; Apollo's Fund X shortfallSome GPs are attempting to navigate China's PE slowdown by targeting new geographies – and LPs aren't entirely convinced. Plus: Apollo has fallen short of its fund target; and PE's DE&I push is facing headwinds. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
SBCERA approves private equity pacing planThe California-based pension has approved a 25% reduction in its private equity budget for 2023.
Side Letter: Hard-cap hassle; GPIF's PE commitments; Astorg's continuation implicationsLPs are urging GPs to be more conservative with their fund targets. Plus: Japan's GPIF is making direct private equity commitments for the first time and Astorg gets in on secondaries. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.