Private Equity

Limited Partners

Korea's $567bn NPS appoints CIO after 15-month wait

National Pension Service had been without a CIO for more than a year amid a stream of resignations in its senior executive team.

2 min read · 09 October 2018

Europe braces for mega-fund mania

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

2 min read · 08 October 2018

Alaska reaps reward for going direct

The sovereign wealth fund’s $7.2bn private equity and special opportunities portfolio returned 32.7% for the year ending 30 June.

2 min read · 02 October 2018

‘Everybody talks a good game...’

… but what are GPs really doing to drive performance? LPs must be prepared to ask some tough questions, says Joncarlo Mark, a former senior portfolio manager at CalPERS.

6 min read · 02 October 2018

Secondaries sentiment down amid bright H2 picture

New managers are up, secondaries are down and co-investments remain popular in the latest version of the Rede Liquidity Index.

2 min read · 01 October 2018

Global financial crisis: 'The phone just stopped ringing'

An LP and a GP reflect on the events of September 2008 and how it changed them as investors.

5 min read · 27 September 2018

Why ILPA has gender inequality in its crosshairs

Under-representation of women can have serious consequences in private equity.

3 min read · 26 September 2018

Korea’s POBA mulls open-ended PE and infra funds

The $9bn pension wants to invest in funds that provide more adequate liquidity protections in the event of an emergency, according to CIO Jang Dong-hun (pictured).

2 min read · 25 September 2018

Africa special: Actis looks beyond the headlines

The firm's Natalie Kolbe and Rick Phillips discuss how investors can find openings in both good times and bad.

7 min read · 19 September 2018

Investors

Africa special: currency risk is the biggest concern for LPs

CDC, South Suez and 57 Stars discuss the risks – and returns – of investing in Africa.

5 min read · 18 September 2018

Showing 1,461 to 1,470 of 2,258 results
1…146148…226