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Swimming against the tide: M&G’s £5bn Catalyst fund ponders China entry

Catalyst, a sustainability-focused private markets strategy, is drawn to opportunities in China’s burgeoning renewable energy sector, APAC head Matthew O’Sullivan tells PEI.

6 min read · 08 June 2023

What LPs want in an impact fund: additionality and intentionality

Investors will overlook underdeveloped assessment frameworks if managers show how they will create change, said panellists at the Impact Investor Global Summit.

4 min read · 23 May 2023

What do LPs think about funds closing below target?

LPs consider a vast number of metrics, including transparency, exposure and co-investment opportunities, before determining whether a fundraise was successful.

6 min read · 18 May 2023

Lloyd's of London launches private markets impact fund

The historic insurance market has teamed up with Schroders Capital to offer investors access to a cross-asset-class impact investment strategy.

2 min read · 12 April 2023

Korean insurer DGB targets PE, debt in mammoth alts push

The $5.9bn institution has an 8.8% exposure to alternatives, most of which is held in infrastructure debt, CIO Byung-kyu Cheon tells PEI.

2 min read · 09 November 2022

Insurance industry’s allure continues to attract PE

The pace of deal-making recently is notable and it’s the distinct nature of insurance that’s especially enticing, write lawyers from Debevoise.

4 min read · 20 September 2022

DOWNLOAD: How investors' PE allocations shifted in H1 2022

Dig deeper into how investors are operating in private equity with PEI's analysis of H1 2022 activity.

1 min read · 09 August 2022

Kaiser Permanente makes dramatic entrance to the GI 100

PEI’s LP of the year in North America also triumphs in the GI 100, suggesting this relative newcomer to the industry is here to stay.

3 min read · 01 July 2022

Recent initiatives place MetLife in the GI 100 vanguard

The $639bn insurer has made headway in recent years across co-investments, emerging managers and the secondaries market.

3 min read · 01 July 2022

AXA hands Asian entities greater role in PE fund selection amid ‘ambitious’ alts plan

AXA Hong Kong and Japan will source PE opportunities as an extension of the insurer's current primaries model, which is managed centrally from Germany.

3 min read · 07 April 2022

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