Private Equity

Limited Partners

What the democratisation of private markets means for fund finance

The industry is questioning whether retail investors can offer sub line lenders the security they require.

2 min read · 05 November 2024

Side Letter: Tweaking LP comp

Some LPs are rethinking the way their private markets teams are compensated to better reflect the long-term nature of the asset class. Plus: how StepStone selects climate managers. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

4 min read · 04 November 2024

Asian GPs hope for a SEA change

Southeast Asia, once touted as the continent’s next big thing in private equity, is struggling to live up to expectations. What’s holding the region back?

10 min read · 04 November 2024

CPP Investments loses APAC PE head Su

Frank Su, who was also chairperson of the Asia private equity committee and a member of the institution’s global leadership team, left on 31 October.

2 min read · 01 November 2024

LP demand grows for waterfall transparency: survey

A CSC survey found that many LPs are pushing back on less transparent waterfall provisions.

3 min read · 30 October 2024

Side Letter: Continuation fund inception

A growing number of continuation fund assets could be exited via... another continuation fund. Plus: New Mountain Capital runs its second single-asset process; and Malaysia's sovereign wealth fund has launched a fund of funds. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

5 min read · 30 October 2024

Oregon looks for ways to deflate ballooning private equity exposure

The $93bn system has operated with a growing private equity overweight for the last six years, after being dramatically affected by the denominator effect.

3 min read · 28 October 2024

Side Letter: How to make ESOPs work

A managing partner at the Riverside Company explains how best to implement employee stock ownership plans. Plus: Hong Kong wants firms to consider listing in the special administrative region; and Ping An has completed another secondaries process to free up liquidity. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

4 min read · 22 October 2024

Side Letter: Blackstone's deployment drive

Blackstone's deployment drive looks set to continue as interest rates fall. Plus: Harvard's university endowment is still seeing private equity underperform public markets; and a politician calls for the asset class to aid rebuilding efforts after a series of devastating hurricanes. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

5 min read · 21 October 2024

Investors stay committed to the climate fund revolution

The market forces that have propelled climate funds to the top of LP wish lists look set to continue.

2 min read · 17 October 2024

Showing 571 to 580 of 2,258 results
1…5759…226