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30 Big Ideas Shaping ESG: Due diligenceLeading by example and setting out a clear set of principles for portfolio companies and the GP itself are important.
Side Letter: Dyal, Owl Rock and the SPACWhat Dyal does next. Plus: how to hang on to a prized healthcare asset courtesy of CapVest, carry waterfall data and much more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Wafra's advice to new GPs: Improve 'return on time'Wafra Europe managing director Tom Rotherham-Winqvist offers some advice to new managers looking to establish themselves on the private equity scene.
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.
Wafra CIO's advice to GPs: Focus on dealsRussell Valdez of the $25bn investor discusses how GPs can ease pressing concerns of LPs and how the firm is supporting its managers during the coronavirus crisis.
Side Letter: Evercore's rise, Wafra's GP advice, EBITDACInvestment bank Evercore rode a wave of GP-led secondaries deals last year to crown it king of the sub-sector. Can it continue to hang ten in the face of the market downturn? Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Emerging managers offer bright spot amid covid-19Emerging managers' innovative investment strategies and hunger to outperform make them an attractive proposition for LPs looking to deploy capital in a dislocated market.
The questions to ask yourself about selling a piece of your firmThere has never been a better time to raise permanent capital by selling a stake in your firm. In part 2, we guide you through the key criteria.
Side Letter: Inside GP stake sales, TA Associates' unusual strategy, Abraaj latestEver wondered how the mechanics of a GP interest stake sale work? Find out below in today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
KIA and AP3 join emerging manager-focused LP groupThe Kuwaiti and Swedish investors bring the combined funds of Capital Constellation – which launched last year as a partnership between three LPs – to $1bn.