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SURS commits $140m to private equityThe US public pension invests in funds that focus on buyout and corporate private equity strategies.
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: KKR's dislocation rebirth, PEI 300, ICG's new strategyIt's PEI 300 day. Read on if you want to know what the private equity world order looks like as we push through the covid-19 crisis. Plus: updates from KKR, ICG, IK Partners and the New Jersey Division of Investment. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: $124bn raised in Q1, capital calls up, government loans debateFundraising data have yet to reflect the current covid-19 crisis. Plus: capital calls are up, say LPs, and PE firms are still trying to get governments to let them in on rescue loan packages. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Evercore's game-changer, LPs and net zero emissions, diversity in FranceTalk of the responsible investing town is all about climate change: any manager not thinking about this in an organised way should be warned. Also today: PE Game Changer of the Year, France's positive moves on gender equality and various firms reacting to the coronavirus outbreak. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Cannes arrival, scapegoating PE, Neuberger Berman's Nordic exposurePEI reports from the French Riviera this week; Carl Thoma says PE should focus more on the value it creates than talking about itself; and Neuberger opens in Stockholm. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
SURS sets out 2020 PE plansThe US public pension is aiming to commit over $400m to the asset class in 2020.
Side Letter: BVCA takeaways, how CPPIB co-invests, Platinum's prison problemPrivate equity participants gathered in London last week for the UK's biggest industry conference. Luckily for readers, PEI was there. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: Blackstone tops PEI 300, new-look PEI, hard work for LPs$83bn – that's how much Blackstone, which reclaims its PEI 300 crown today, has raised over the last five years. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.