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  • Side Letter: Cash off the table
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 1 December 2025

    In today's edition, GPs are being urged to take cash off the table early; Why Oklahoma is a must-visit for IR professionals; Defaults are on the (marginal) decline.

  • Side Letter: PIK-ing a winner
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 27 October 2025

    Why payment-in-kind interest is sometimes unfairly maligned. Plus: Partners Group is understood to be on track for a record year of secondaries deployment. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Illiquidity premium erosion
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 20 October 2025

    Private equity’s liquidity premium appears to be eroding at a faster rate than ever before. Plus: a UK pension giant is pumping more into PE; and a German LP gets a new CIO. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: 'Dumb money'
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 8 September 2025

    A potential influx of 'dumb money' has ruffled feathers among some existing LPs. Plus: A look at how tariffs disrupted H1 investment values; and a $43 billion pension is doubling down on private equity. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: 'Another vast new market'
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 28 July 2025

    Blackstone says perpetual capital is likely to prove key to unlocking the gargantuan 401(k) opportunity. Plus: change near the top at Carlyle, and bulls take aim at Spain. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Meet the PEI 300
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 2 June 2025

    Be among the first to read this year's list of the world's 300 largest private equity firms. Plus: Asia's PAG is seeing a leadership shake up. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: KKR's Gulf gambit
    Private Equity News & AnalysisStaff Writer- 14 April 2025

    KKR has launched a dedicated Middle Eastern investment team. Plus: ILPA appoints a sustainability specialist; and LACERS spies opportunity amid tariff turmoil. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Mercury in retrograde
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 13 January 2025

    Global placement firm Mercury Capital Advisors appears to be the latest victim of a fundraising slowdown. Plus: Partners Group has a new co-head of private equity partnership investments. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: The dreaded 'E' word
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 2 December 2024

    Not every manager appears to share the belief that exits will recover in the near term. Plus: The Mastercard Foundation has become the industry's newest secondaries buyer; and a Maryland pension giant is concerned about the climate. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

  • Side Letter: Blackstone's deployment drive
    Private Equity News & AnalysisPEI Staff- 21 October 2024

    Blackstone's deployment drive looks set to continue as interest rates fall. Plus: Harvard's university endowment is still seeing private equity underperform public markets; and a politician calls for the asset class to aid rebuilding efforts after a series of devastating hurricanes. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.