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Sidereal Capital, shifting out of deal-by-deal mode, targets debut fund

Even with a sluggish fundraising environment, some shops are bringing debut funds to try to loosen the purse strings of extra-stingy LPs.

2 min read · 15 February 2023

Alameda County pension eyes more than $1bn to PE over four years

Alameda County is scheduling a pacing plan to reach its 11% target.

2 min read · 15 February 2023

Alaska Permanent Fund approves $186m in commitments

The US pension fund has committed to eight new vehicles.

1 min read · 15 February 2023

PEI Fund Formation League Table reveals industry's top law firms

Presenting our debut ranking of the private equity industry's top law firms by number of closed funds advised on and total capital of underlying vehicles.

3 min read · 15 February 2023

Side Letter: Alaska's U-turn; China PE predictions; industry's next sports specialist

PE heavyweight Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation could reduce its ballooning allocation to the asset class. Plus: What to expect from Chinese PE this year; and yet another sports specialist enters the field. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

4 min read · 15 February 2023

Enlightenment Capital brings on former presidential candidate McMullin

The hiring of Evan McMullin will help the defense and government technology focused manager to build out its presence in the West Coast and Mountain West regions.

2 min read · 15 February 2023

Citing eroding quality, Alaska Permanent staff to recommend cutting PE target

Alaska CIO Marcus Frampton has been an outspoken skeptic on the asset class in recent months, expressing concerns about manager valuations and governance.

2 min read · 14 February 2023

Tesco pension sells £1bn pound PE portfolio to multiple buyers

The LP portfolio sale was among a slew of such deals launched since last year that managed to close despite pricing uncertainty and hesitation among LPs to sell at discounts.

2 min read · 14 February 2023

D.E. Shaw racks up $1.1bn across two new funds

Voltaic raised more than $450 million and Diopter secured more than $650 million.

1 min read · 14 February 2023

DOWNLOAD: PE fundraising proves resilient despite fewer closes

The number of private equity funds closed last year fell by one third to 1,520 – the lowest total since 2016.

2 min read · 14 February 2023

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