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Side Letter: Europe's best PE market for women; Brookfield's 6x return; LACERA's boostIreland has the highest proportion of women in senior investment roles, according to Level 20. Plus: Brookfield's cross-fund transaction delivers for LPs and LACERA wants to co-investments and secondaries. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Blackstone's slowdown warning; PE departures Down Under; Ohio's re-upsBlackstone's Jon Gray says the firm is telling its portfolio companies to expect a slowdown. Plus: A number of high-profile executives have jumped ship in Australia; and Ohio SERS is bucking the trend when it comes to re-ups. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: BlackRock's ESG dialogue; Investec's GP trends; Lightrock's closeBlackRock says its capital flows don't seem to reflect any negative impact from increased political dialogue. Plus: highlights from Investec's latest GP Trends survey; and LGT-linked Lightrock has exceeded its hard-cap. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Markdowns are coming; BlackRock's multi-asset edge; NEST's next PE pickPartners Group and San Bernardino's public pension system are among the latest to mark down their private equity portfolios as valuations begin to follow the fall among their public equivalents. Plus: Why BlackRock could benefit from PE's allocation headache; and UK pension giant NEST has picked its next PE manager. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
CHART: The biggest dedicated life sciences capital raisersDedicated life sciences firms with strong AUM growth have been prime targets for larger GPs recently – here's a list of firms ranked by capital raised.
Healthcare firm CBC eyes global expansion after closing flagship above hard-capCBC, which made its name in Chinese healthcare, will open two international offices this year amid plans to become a 'one-stop' asset management shop, CEO Wei Fu tells PEI.
SFERS approves $352m in commitmentsThe US public pension has backed five private equity-focused funds.
SFERS approves $48m in commitmentsThe US public pension has backed two private equity funds.
Side Letter: What next for ESG in PE?This year's Responsible Investment Special explores the 30 Big Ideas driving innovation in ESG and impact. Plus: Carlyle's fundraising inflows climbed 42 percent last year and Canadian pensions have big plans for PE. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Sub-line ESG levers, LP liquidity rethink, SPAC bashingIt looks like lenders are going to put wind in managers' ESG sails through credit facilities. Plus: LPs rethink liquidity (says Coller), SPACs are still a fad (says LP), beware covid-inflated valuations (says GP), and more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.