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North American Private Equity in 2021: US poised to rev its engine

More SPACs, a return of big deals, a greater focus on the homeland and government policies to fuel economic growth are key themes to watch for this year.

4 min read · 04 January 2021

Fubon Life Insurance confirms $65m in commitments

The Taiwan-based insurance company has backed a secondaries funds.

1 min read · 04 January 2021

Why some LPs swim against the private equity tide

Many LPs upped their PE allocations in 2020, but there were some notable exceptions, too.

4 min read · 31 December 2020

Story of the Year: Did they really say that?

Representatives from Blackstone, CalPERS and PSERS were among this year’s most quotable denizens of private equity.

3 min read · 29 December 2020

Story of the year: The private equity performance debate

The question of whether the asset class really delivers outperformance or is simply a billionaire factory came to the fore in 2020 with professor Ludovic Phalippou's last word on the subject.

3 min read · 23 December 2020

Story of the Year: Epstein connection casts shadow over Apollo

An link between Leon Black and Jeffrey Epstein cast a shadow over Apollo.

2 min read · 22 December 2020

Revealed: The busiest LPs of 2020

Presenting the top 10 investors who, amid lockdowns and remote working challenges, continued to back private equity GPs and their funds this year.

2 min read · 22 December 2020

Illinois Teachers' approves $136m in commitments

The US public pension bas backed a pair of private equity funds.

1 min read · 21 December 2020

WSIB approves $150m commitment

The US public pension has backed a buyout vehicle focused on the TMT sector.

1 min read · 21 December 2020

Wisconsin approves hike to private equity and debt target

The $116.4bn pension could get the actual allocation up to 11pct by the end of 2021.

2 min read · 18 December 2020

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