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CalPERS’ commitments show strength of GPs in negotiating terms

Popular GPs have the advantage in fee negotiations with potential investors in their funds because so many LPs want in, putting a premium on access.

4 min read · 08 February 2022

OceanSound wraps up debut fund at $780m

OceanSound Partners has closed its inaugural fund at $780 million, beating its $550 million.

2 min read · 08 February 2022

Side Letter: Ex-Novalpina head resurfaces; Tikehau taps NYCRS; India's hiring spree

Novalpina's former IR boss has resurfaced in France. Plus: Tikehau has tapped NYCRS for its growing climate business, and private equity is on a hiring spree in India. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

4 min read · 08 February 2022

Private wealth: The trouble with fees and returns

Wealthy individuals must grapple with at least two setbacks compared with their institutional peers when considering adding private equity to their portfolios

4 min read · 08 February 2022

What it takes to push hard in private wealth

It is getting easier for the affluent to invest in alternatives. But for GPs that want access to the wealth channel, it still takes significant resources and scale to develop dedicated propositions to target them

5 min read · 08 February 2022

Franchise investor Roark Capital enters last lap with $5bn Fund VI

Roark exceeded the goal set for its prior flagship offering. Fund V closed in 2018 at $5bn, compared with a $4bn target, and raised $1.5bn more through a sidecar vehicle targeting $1bn.

2 min read · 07 February 2022

Ex-Vista exec’s tech shop, Banneker, comes back to market quickly with Fund II

Banneker is among a growing group of tech-growth firms that are raising funds in quick time, coming back sometimes less than a year after closing the prior fund.

2 min read · 07 February 2022

Florida Retirement System ends 2021 with over $600m in commitments

The Tallahassee-based public pension fund ends 2021 with eight private equity commitments.

1 min read · 07 February 2022

Side Letter: Hellman & Friedman's timing; KTP's 34% return; Shell turns seller

Hellman & Friedman is wary of LPs being overallocated as it gears up to raise another mega-fund. Plus: Korea Teachers' Pension is reaping the benefits of its hefty alternatives portfolio and Shell is looking to shed some weight. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

5 min read · 07 February 2022

Private wealth: How technology platforms are bridging the divide

Fundraising platforms-turned-GPs are revolutionising a traditionally laborious commitment process for wealth managers and their clients

4 min read · 07 February 2022

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