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SDIC approves $250m to private equitySouth Dakota backs Silver Lake's latest buyout vehicle by approving $250m.
Side Letter: Happy holidays; IMCO's PE injection; Africa's $1.5bn LP opportunityWhat a year it has been! Side Letter is taking a break over the festive period and will return fresh-faced in January. Plus: Canada's IMCO is ahead of schedule with plans to triple its PE portfolio, and why West Africa has untapped LP potential. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Ares' second helping of M&A; PE doubles down; HOOPP nets CPP execAres Management, not sated by its June acquisition of Landmark Partners, is in talks over another secondaries purchase. Plus: Private equity firms are looking beyond the GP-led market to hold on to their best assets and a Level 20 co-founder has departed CPP Investments.
TRS Illinois approves $305m in commitmentsThe US-based public pension unveiled five commitments following its December board meeting.
GP stakes are buzzing, but LP worries remainGP stakes funds are targeting nearly three times 2019’s record fundraising haul, but the lack of predictability around exits may be keeping LPs from embracing the strategy.
Side Letter: Goldman spies 'speed bumps'; DE&I's crucial questions; BlackRock's APAC wealth bossGoldman chief David Solomon isn't convinced private equity's frenetic dealmaking will go the distance. Plus: PEI's inaugural DE&I Special Report explores 11 crucial questions for managers to consider when addressing the issue, and BlackRock has tapped a former HSBC boss to lead its APAC wealth business. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Sports' most active PE owners revealedBuyout firms CVC Capital Partners and Silver Lake are among the biggest investors by disclosed deal value, alongside sports specialists Arctos Sports Partners and Bruin Capital.
Secondaries may be the key to democratising private equityThe secondaries market is expanding private equity access to individual investors and defined contribution pension plans.
Side Letter: CVC's $15bn price tag; Apollo's hired Gunn; Ares' retail therapyBlue Owl is edging nearer to acquiring a stake in Europe's largest private equity firm. Plus: Apollo has named a new global head of investor relations and Ares is using Landmark Partners to target retail investors. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
CVC in talks to sell management company interest to GP stakes firmThe buyer would join Singapore's GIC and the Kuwait Investment Authority which acquired part of a 10% stake in the buyout stalwart in 2012.