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Blackstone’s wealth unit doubles headcount in Europe

The private equity giant has brought in around 40 staff for its private wealth unit in the last six months, as it seeks to grow to a 300-strong team by year-end.

3 min read · 31 March 2022

Hull Street Energy wraps up sophomore fund at over $1.1bn

Hull Street Energy Partners II's limited partners include endowments, foundations, insurance companies, leading consultants, pension plans, funds of funds and family offices.

2 min read · 31 March 2022

Side Letter: Blackstone's Gray on PE's 'sea change'; Wisconsin's breathing room

Side Letter has got its hands on a sneak preview of PEI's upcoming interview with Blackstone president and COO Jon Gray. Plus: Why LPs facing allocation issues should pay attention to Wisconsin and impact investing gets a new measurement tool. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

4 min read · 31 March 2022

Tough new SEC rules could chill SPACs

Will a new rulemaking proposal from the SEC slow down the use of blank-cheque companies, which raised a record $162.5bn through 613 IPOs last year?

3 min read · 31 March 2022

Wisconsin’s PE assets appreciated by $3.5 billion in 2021

SWIB recently expanded the range of its target for added flexibility.

2 min read · 30 March 2022

Banyan Capital taps into retail investors for long-duration strategy

“Our philosophy of long-term investing lines up well with our investor base,” Banyan managing director and group head Jeff Wigle told Buyouts.

3 min read · 30 March 2022

Accel-KKR racks up $1.8bn for continuation fund

Accel-KKR Capital Partners CV IV is a continuation vehicle for Accel-KKR's $875 million 2013 vintage technology buyout fund.

4 min read · 30 March 2022

Side Letter: Ham Lane's token tie-up; TPG's climate close; Vitruvian's moonshot

Hamilton Lane is the latest private markets giant to acknowledge the exciting potential of private equity tokenisation. Plus: TPG is nearing its climate fund hard-cap and Vitruvian has acquired a stake in fundraising platform Moonfare. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

3 min read · 30 March 2022

Five takeaways from Bain & Co's latest APAC PE report

A tumultuous 2021 saw records set in deal and exit value, while US listings of Chinese companies tumbled due to regulatory upheaval, the report found.

4 min read · 30 March 2022

Ventura County books strong secondaries returns

Presentations from HarbourVest and Pantheon show strong returns from secondaries as the niche market moves into pricing uncertainty.

2 min read · 29 March 2022

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