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Side Letter: PE's lobbying leaders; Advent's $25bn target; Ares' wealth build-outPrivate equity participants are increasingly willing to spend big to influence politics. Plus: Advent is coming back with its next flagship (who isn't?) and Ares is the latest blue-chip to bet big on its private wealth channel. 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.
Side Letter: Europe's PE rebound; Aussie LP fee cuts; Dyal's NBA buyEuropean PE activity has come roaring back to life. Plus: Australia's largest pension is reaping the benefits of a reduction in fees and Dyal has netted its first NBA team. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Sixth Street on the rebound? Covid-19 fund admin; PSP's PE pays offSixth Street steals the ball with San Antonio Spurs deal. Plus: how covid-19 is helping to shape fund admin trends and PSP's pivot to direct investing is paying dividends. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blue Owl explores Asia expansion with placement agent tie-upHong Kong-based Ascentium Group was founded in 2020 by James Lee, former head of Asia distribution at Credit Suisse.
GP stakes: Watch where you treadThe proposed mega-merger between Dyal Capital Partners and Owl Rock suggests criticisms of the GP stakes market could have merit. What are the implications for one of PE’s fastest-growing strategies?
Side Letter: KKR's ESG hiring coup; Dyal's LP vote; Ares' second chancesKKR has hired Blackstone's first global head of ESG. Plus: Dyal LPs have voted on its proposed merger with credit firm Owl Rock, and Bain raises the latest pandemic mega-fund. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: BC's IR shake-up; Italian GP stakes; BX fundraiser jumps shipOne of Europe's largest PE firms is losing an IR veteran mid-fundraise. Plus: a Blackstone fundraiser has taken the now-unusual step of moving from in-house to a placement agent and why real estate could step on PE's toes. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
The inherent conflict of GP stakes – updatedThe showdown between Dyal and some of its portfolio companies is a headache for LPs, some of whom find themselves enmeshed in a web of conflicts.
Side Letter: Carried interest under fire, Dyal's credit conundrumA group of Democrats is pushing for carried interest reform in the US. Plus: Why not all of Dyal's portfolio GPs might be happy about its Owl Rock tie-up; and how NAV facilities transitioned from niche to mainstream. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.