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Side Letter: Alaska's Russian PE exemption; OMERS shake up; Rhône's raiseAlaska's House of Representatives appears to recognise the difficulty in divesting Russian assets held in commingled funds. Plus: More changes at the top for OMERS PE and Rhône Group has closed its latest fund below target. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
How LPs are rethinking commitments amid 2022's fundraising bonanzaPE’s heady fundraising environment has left many LPs overallocated, forcing them to ponder who should receive their commitments and how much they should get.
What will fundraising look like in 2022?Limited partners are hitting their private equity allocation limits just as firms are returning to market asking for larger cheques.
Wisconsin plans to keep steady pace after record commitments, co-investments in 2021The US public pension's pacing plan calls for $3bn of commitments next year, to keep PE allocation within the approved range of 8% to 14%.
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: Coller barometer; Apollo's $25bn; PennSERS’ peopleColler Capital’s latest barometer suggests 'private' equity is a misnomer amid wider scrutiny of the asset class. Plus: the five firms targeting $22 billion or more for their latest flagships, and another staff member departs PennSERS. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Blackstone, Apollo earnings; STIC's hard-cap; Liverpool's impact playKey third-quarter highlights from private equity's listed giants. Plus: Korea's STIC has upped its pan-Asia hard-cap ahead of backdoor listing and Australia's Liverpool Partners wants to make a multi-asset impact. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: PE's Swiss army knives; PIF's Mercer hire; Wisconsin's road tripsOur latest Deep Dive looks at how the placement agent model has evolved to weather the pandemic storm. Plus: Saudi Arabia's PIF has hired a senior Mercer executive and one of China's fastest growing VC firms has gathered another haul. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only
SWIB establishes guidelines for its private equity portfolioThe US public pension defines new private equity guidelines and allocates over $1.1bn in commitments.
Side Letter: CVC's €113bn tie-up; US mid-market surprises; How IRs add valueGlendower chief discusses the secondaries firm's upcoming acquisition by Europe's largest private equity firm. Plus: our US Mid-Market Special Report explores why LP appetite is returning for emerging managers and a conference hears what IR professionals can do to make themselves noticed. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.