Managers

Sagard launched its credit strategy in 2017 under the leadership of managing partner and CIO Adam Vigna, ex-head of CPPIB’s global principal credit investments.

The $60bn pension's private equity advisor, StepStone Group, is the lead investor on the deal, which includes health care company Confluent Medical Technologies.

Summit is running a secondaries process to move around 23 assets out of several older funds and into a continuation pool.

Almost two-thirds of investors said they expect capital calls to exceed distributions in 2021, according to a survey by Montana Capital Partners.

The industry stepped up its diversity efforts this year, with major players setting new targets for women and minorities, hiring diversity and inclusion champions and signing onto an ambitious DEI initiative.

The $60bn pension has faced pressure from a labor union over PAI's handling of labor issues at a portfolio company rocked by the covid pandemic.

Blank-cheque companies have already won fans the US and could be set to push further into Europe and Asia next year.

From Blackstone to Eurazeo to Partners Group, PE firms and their executives stepped up in response to the pandemic, forgoing salaries, setting up employee assistance funds and shifting capital to pandemic response companies.

Balance Point will focus its latest fund on business and information technology services, healthcare and e-commerce companies.

President-elect Joseph Biden has been looking to the private sector to fill out roles in his administration, including some professionals from the world of private equity.