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Impact duo teams up on Kenyan ferry business – Exclusive

Ferry builder and operator Globology, part-owned by Dutch family office DOB Equity, will use the investment to double its fleet.

2 min read · 05 December 2016

‘Hard’ Brexit weighs heavily on LPs

More than a third of limited partners believe a hard Brexit would lower European private equity returns, a survey finds.

2 min read · 05 December 2016

Massachusetts PRIM releases 5-year carry data

PRIM, which has been building on its co-investment programme to cut fees and carry, has steadily reduced carried interest expenses in the past few years.

2 min read · 01 December 2016

Who were your stars of 2016?

The polls are open for the annual PEI awards – don’t miss your chance to tell us who shone this year.

2 min read · 01 December 2016

High-net-worth individuals eye direct investing

Beyond continued interest in traditional PE funds, high-net-worth individuals are increasingly seeking access to direct investments alongside GPs, says Lawrence Calcano, CEO of iCapital Network.

2 min read · 01 December 2016

Unigestion appoints UK chairman

Miles O’Connor takes on the newly-created role at the asset manager, which is strengthening its presence in London.

2 min read · 01 December 2016

Adveq hits two-thirds mark of Fund III target – exclusive

The Zurich-headquartered private equity firm is seeking slightly north of $200m for Adveq Secondaries III.

1 min read · 29 November 2016

Recognising impact

The UK’s CDC has helped demonstrate the viability of impact investing: it should not be demonised.

3 min read · 24 November 2016

Reassuringly expensive

Half a billion dollars of carry may seem like a lot for a public pension to pay external managers, but while CalPERS’ direct investment portfolio has performed well since inception, returns data available for the past 10 years suggest it would be better off sticking with GPs.<br />

3 min read · 17 November 2016

CalPERS paid highest carry amounts to Advent, CVC, TPG

<p>The largest US public pension fund paid $539 million in profit sharing to external private equity fund managers during the 2015-2016 fiscal year.</p>

3 min read · 16 November 2016

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