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Side Letter: Waterland's growth plans, Carlyle spin-out bulks up, 'healthcare sovereignty' in FranceHave you been nominated? The voting is now open for PEI's hotly contested annual awards. Plus: Mid-market maestro Waterland is planning pan-European domination, Eurazeo is joining an effort to strengthen France's "health sovereignty", a Carlyle spin-out beefs up and more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Temasek departure, Gulf's new IR chief, CalPERS questionsTemasek's European fund and co-investment chief has left the giant asset manager. Plus: Asian investment outstrips divestment, Gulf gets a new IR chief, and more.
Side Letter: Secondaries' record fundraising; Main Street and PE; desktop due diligenceThe cottage industry traditionally associated with LPs wanting to get out of "bad" funds has already raised more capital this year than any other in its history. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
SWIB boosts target allocation for private equityThe US pension's private equity allocation sits at 9%.
Side Letter: PEI Awards 2020; moral secondaries sales; PE to les massesSecured a 7x exit despite the pandemic? Raised a fund in record time amid global travel restrictions? Tell us who to shortlist in our latest annual awards, which launched Friday. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: EQT's growth plans, Apollo's impact, CalPERS' need for PEEQT has brought in another heavyweight to help get its growth platform off the ground. Plus: Apollo's impact framework, private credit default rates and more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Campbell Lutyens LP data, Neil Harper and Merrick McKay join impact firm boardFundraising for emerging managers, so we are told, will always require in-person meetings. One such firm (or their placement agent) has come up with a solution that may put the fund back into fundraising. Plus: big hires for impact firm Zamo, Schroders buys a multi-family office and Eurazeo sets some diversity and inclusion targets. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
SWIB approves $1.06bn in commitmentsThe US public pension has backed 10 private equity funds.
Side Letter: Should the PE people business turn into a numbers game?The relationship-driven aspect of private equity is under threat. Should we lament or celebrate this? Plus: Tenzing's thoughts on a successful remote fundraise, Advent and Blackstone's return to the office, Ambienta hires and Columbia's new boss. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: CPPIB in venture, Summit's big move, Visma's epic PE journeySummit seeks to do something big in fund restructuring; more barriers to US-China capital flows; Vista's Smith under investigation; and inside CPPIB's venture programme. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.