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Hitec-Vision exec talks energy transition challenges at LA County pension meeting

The journey away from fossil fuels in portfolios will hit some potholes.

2 min read · 14 September 2022

Comvest raises $254m for inaugural special opportunities fund

Comvest Special Opportunities targets North American companies with enterprise values of more than $50 million in Comvest’s core industries.

1 min read · 14 September 2022

Side Letter: Thoma Bravo's growth fund; PE's foundation fortitude; M2O's LP boss loss

Thoma Bravo's debut growth offering is nearing a final close. Plus: foundations remain fond of private equity despite macro headwinds and boutique placement firm M2O has lost another senior secondaries executive. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

5 min read · 14 September 2022

The future of PE: Pain is likely; financial crisis, maybe not

Investors are in for a long-overdue reunion with more pedestrian performance and other adverse outcomes of the evolving economic situation. The coming PE-induced financial crisis predicted by some is harder to see.

6 min read · 14 September 2022

Long-term investor Altas, raising Fund III, expands leadership team with new hires

Altas has been in hiring mode of late. This has happened alongside the marketing of a third flagship offering, Altas Partners Holdings III, targeted to bring in $4bn to $5bn.

2 min read · 13 September 2022

SER Capital gathers $475m for maiden fund

The fund's investors include leading endowments, state pensions, insurers, health systems and family offices.

1 min read · 13 September 2022

Avance racks up $1.1bn for inaugural fund

Avance Investment Partners LP's investors include pension plans, insurance companies, foundations and fund of funds, as well as industry executives and the general partner.

1 min read · 13 September 2022

IR Insights with Advent's Johanna Barr: 'I ended up in PE by pure chance'

PEI catches up with Johanna Barr, managing director and global co-head of LP services at Advent, to discuss building new relationships and the need for streamlined due diligence.

5 min read · 13 September 2022

Side Letter: CalPERS' secondaries shake-up; US debt discourse; PE's token potential

CalPERS wants its staff to have more authority when it comes to secondaries sales. Plus: an update from the US private debt market and why private equity's foray into tokenisation may only just be getting started. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

5 min read · 13 September 2022

Baring PE Asia ponders mid-market fund after closing latest flagship

BPEA Fund VIII raised $11.2bn from 180 investors, 70 of which were new to the firm, Baring chief executive Jean Salata tells PEI.

3 min read · 13 September 2022

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