Private Equity
The UK’s new long-term asset fund structure marks a step forward in the bid to encourage defined contribution pension schemes to invest in illiquid assets, but unlocking capital may require a cultural shift.
5 min read · 03 May 2022
The PEI team pored over more than 300 nominations to find this year’s class of 40 future leaders in the private equity industry
1 min read · 03 May 2022
Fund sizes ballooned across the board last year, averaging $530m, nearly a 50% increase in merely five years, according to PEI data.
8 min read · 03 May 2022
Gender-lens investing is just the start of the conversation when it comes to equity in private market investments, says DEG’s Katharina Thier.
3 min read · 03 May 2022
More specialised, more data-driven and ever seasonal: PEI considers what the LP secondaries market might look like in five years’ time.
5 min read · 03 May 2022
Asset owners struggle with scenario analysis on their private equity investments, but new technologies will improve efficiency, says State Street’s Jesse Cole
7 min read · 03 May 2022
Alignment with DFIs is also a key pillar for private equity to attract more local LPs, who are seeking ‘assurance’, panellists said during AVCA's annual conference.
3 min read · 27 April 2022
The end of the rapid fundraising era, dealing with LP rejection and an overreliance on performance as a selling point were some of the themes that emerged in a jam-packed two days in New York.
3 min read · 21 April 2022
Nysno Climate Investments, which has backed funds managed by Verdane and Energy Impact Partners, seeks to create capital bridges between Norway and foreign investors.
4 min read · 14 April 2022
Elimination of preferred treatment could even the playing field but have other consequences.
3 min read · 13 April 2022
