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Future 40 Leaders – 2023: Dealmakers40 under 40: Future Leaders of Private Equity. Meet the dealmakers demonstrating innovation, drive and forward thinking.
Side Letter: HKVCA takeaways; Partners Group's $22bn; MetLife's NJ hiresTakeaways from Friday's HKVCA annual private equity forum. Plus: Partners Group amassed more than $22 billion last year and MetLife has poached more of New Jersey's LP talent. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
CalPERS' $1bn bet shows it's serious about revamping its PE programmeThe US’s biggest pension has taken a meaningful step towards making up for a lost decade of private equity returns.
2022's biggest people moves: Story of the YearGP and LPs, including the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and Alaska Permanent Fund, have contended with staff turnover at a time of congested fundraising and market uncertainty.
Capital Constellation reaches final close on $1.5bn fundConstellation Generation IV targets growth equity for private alternative asset management firms.
Side Letter: LPs order stakes; Apollo's offensive; PG's $37bn unitADIA asks how much Ardian is worth. Plus: Apollo Global Management is going on the offensive with $50 billion of dry powder and Partners Group has a newly formalised $37 billion business unit. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: LP musical chairs; PE's talent tussle; GA's credit coupA raft of senior investors have jumped ship this year amid a greater focus on relationship management. Plus: new entrants to the private equity workforce are less concerned about compensation and General Atlantic is the latest to enter the credit fray. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: LPs' emerging manager tips; PE's D&I progress; VCs' buyouts bite-backLPs share five tips for succeeding as an emerging manager. Plus: The proportion of managers with a diversity and inclusion policy has jumped 10 percentage points in one year; and a venture capital firm wants to get into buyouts. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Why LPs must prioritise talent managementTalent outflows are putting LPs in a difficult position at a time when having a sufficient number of experienced staff has become more important than ever.
Alaska to review compensation amid raft of departuresThe sovereign wealth fund has lost 13 investment staff since 2017, including head of alternatives Stephen Moseley in June.