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Investors’ views over the importance of DE&I issues and whether they ultimately affect fund commitments are as varied as the LP community itself.

London's Oakley Capital is within spitting distance of almost doubling capital for its latest flagship. Plus: What GPs should expect when seeking NAV financing; and how Blackstone comes up with its myriad product launches. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

KKR’s co-heads of Europe, Philipp Freise and Mattia Caprioli, discuss investing during wartime, and doubling down on their partnership playbook for Europe.

'We should be everywhere first,' Stephen Schwarzman, Blackstone’s CEO, said at the Bernstein 38th Annual Strategic Decisions Conference.

LPs are beset with a glut of requests for re-ups from their existing managers, in many cases at a much quicker pace than ever before.

First-time fundraising isn't likely to get much easier in the near-term, but there are silver linings for those willing to put in the work. Plus: A new index seeks to chart the performance of private equity's listed players; and Secondaries Investor's latest law survey shows a strategy in rude health. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

PEI’s editorial team discusses how the feverish fundraising environment has contributed to the record $2.6trn raised by the world's biggest private equity firms, and where the growth is coming from.

A full 63% of LPs worry about lower returns, though most are confident of maintaining access to the asset class, according to the latest Coller Barometer.

Many public pension funds are approaching allocation caps as frantic fundraising pace continues.

Of primary interest will be high-growth tech businesses that prove their mettle 'as the tide goes out,' says Leon Pedersen, CPPIB's new head of growth equity.