Funds

Ahmed Badreldin, former head of MENA for The Abraaj Group, writes for PEI about his thoughts for LPs on fund due diligence lessons and investor safeguards.

ShawKwei Asia Value Fund 2017 is almost double the size of its predecessor and raised more co-investment capital from LPs than the firm’s previous vehicles.

In a heady fundraising environment, GPs are pushing fund terms in their favour, and it’s up to LPs to walk them back, Texas Municipal Retirement System’s director of private equity Christopher Schelling.

Macfarlanes' Christopher Good examines how such vehicles should be structured in order to maximise incentives while managing return expectations.

The Canadian pension has teamed with Generation Investment Management and will target companies with strong ESG attributes.

The Mitsubishi Corporation-backed manager raised about $830m to invest in large-scale corporate carve-outs and succession-led deals.

Firms raised more than $259bn between Q1 and Q3, marking the lowest total since 2015 for the same period.

Cinven, Apax and Permira are among those due major raises in the next 12 months, forcing investors to make tough decisions.

The retailer’s severance fund may, however, change future discussions at the negotiating table.