Private Equity

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LPs could push harder in negotiating with GPs – report

Private equity investors focus only on very simple negotiating points such as fees and structure, according to a survey by eFront.

2 min read · 11 March 2019

Future Fund chairman warns of risks to SWFs from rising populism

Peter Costello says partnerships with local investors and greater transparency on the part of sovereign funds is the way forward.

3 min read · 11 March 2019

How Japan Post Insurance will deploy its next $7bn in alternatives

The $700bn investor’s 10-year roadmap for alternatives includes co-investments and backing growth and venture managers in Japan.

2 min read · 11 March 2019

Chicago treasurer: Private equity firms can be ‘arbiters of truth’

A firm’s level of transparency will affect its portfolio, exits and ability to raise capital, treasurer Kurt Summers tells delegates at the PEI Responsible Investment Forum in New York.

2 min read · 05 March 2019

Japan's $18bn government PE fund suspends operations

Japan Investment Corporation, which was set to make tech investments in Japan and the US, has ceased operations indefinitely following public outcry over senior executive pay.

2 min read · 05 March 2019

PEI Awards 2018: Americas winners

The Americas champions, including firms, limited partners, lawyers and many more.

10 min read · 05 March 2019

Providence seeks $2bn for latest growth fund

The firm is back in market just eight months after it closed its third growth fund, which is already 90% deployed.

2 min read · 04 March 2019

TA Associates sets sights on largest fund to date

The growth equity firm, a prolific investor in technology, could raise up to $8.5bn for Fund XIII and is upping its investment pacing to $2bn a year.

3 min read · 01 March 2019

Alaska Permanent mulls another secondaries sale

The sovereign wealth fund is also exploring options for an in-state private equity programme, as PE continues to be a top performing asset class.

2 min read · 28 February 2019

Stone Point sets $6.5bn hard-cap on latest fund

The firm is back in market with Trident Fund VIII less than two years after raising its predecessor.

2 min read · 25 February 2019

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