Private Equity
Carlyle Group’s partnership with distribution platforms iCapital and Allfunds this week is the latest example of firms wanting to tap the private wealth market.
3 min read · 03 February 2022
Industry stakeholders are recognising the advantages of working together to develop standardised frameworks for ESG target-setting, data collection and reporting.
3 min read · 27 January 2022
Proposals for a new UK exchange that would allow privately held businesses to list and trade their shares on a periodic basis could have exciting implications for retail investors and DC pension schemes alike.
3 min read · 20 January 2022
The UK’s National Security and Investment Act is unlikely to translate into diminished overseas appetites for domestic assets.
3 min read · 13 January 2022
A subdued fundraising environment belies soaring investment activity as the pandemic catalyses many of the dynamics that have traditionally drawn private capital to emerging markets.
2 min read · 06 January 2022
Read up on what executives from Vista, Blackstone, Skandia, Advent and more want and expect from the year ahead.
3 min read · 16 December 2021
In a year when there was no shortage of developments to dissect, here are five of our favourite editorial commentaries from the last 12 months.
3 min read · 09 December 2021
Topics du jour included LP sentiment around today’s heady fundraising environment and frenetic dealmaking; the pervasiveness of continuation vehicles; and the democratisation of private markets.
3 min read · 02 December 2021
Private equity firms need to be cautious about how they are leaving a lasting mark in a market fertile for takeovers.
2 min read · 25 November 2021
Unslakable investor thirst for the asset class has contributed to some of the best fundraising conditions in history and led to concerns over how managers are putting that money to work.
3 min read · 18 November 2021