Managers

The pension fund aims to invest more in firms that are insulated from artificial intelligence’s expansion, while also scrutinizing firms that make acquisitions with higher leverage.

Inflows during the period were disproportionately buoyed by the $49bn raised for MGX Fund I in June.

In today's edition, LPs without VC allocations could be overexposed to the past, says LGT; KKR's Arctos capitalises on GP illiquidity; An IPO bonanza could spell good news for VC exits.

In today's edition, GPs eyeing retail capital are having to tread a delicate tightrope; A European GP defies headwinds to surpass its initial hard-cap; Temasek-linked Azalea joins the evergreen fray.

The firm blew past its $2.5bn target for its sixth equity opportunities fund.

The private equity model isn’t broken, but the illusion of uniform success is, writes Scott Hart, partner and chief executive at StepStone Group.

China’s private equity reset could yield a more disciplined opportunity set for LPs who retain conviction in the market.

Private capital should not be viewed as a replacement for government funding, but rather as a catalyst that brings commercial discipline and scale, according to the director general of the Royal United Services Institute speaking at a UK Private Capital event.

This year’s ‘SaaSpocalypse’ has exposed the vulnerability and deepening uncertainty of outcomes in a much-beloved sector. Investors must work quickly to identify managers capable of thriving in the age of AI.

Maple Park was founded in 2024 by managing partners Alex Blankfein and Andrew Lauck not long after the pair departed RedBird, where they co-led consumer services investing.