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Oregon builds out formal process for assessing PE managers’ ESG efforts

More LPs consider ESG standards as one of many factors in potential commitments, but generally it's not risen to the level of being a deciding factor when backing a manager.

4 min read · 10 September 2021

Partners Group: Strong carry and higher fees meet in revenue record

Covid-19 catch-up and high demand for quality assets lifted carried interest to a record 39% of revenue in the first half of the year.

2 min read · 10 September 2021

Avance, led by ex-Palladium principals, edges closer to Fund I’s $1bn cap

Avance's inaugural fund has already begun investing, earlier this year backing artisans supplier WSP and insurance agency UniVista.

3 min read · 09 September 2021

Petershill IPO: A unique exit route for a unique set of circumstances

Don’t expect every GP stakes manager and their dog to be listing a portfolio of stakes in alternatives managers anytime soon.

3 min read · 09 September 2021

Ex-Energy Capital exec’s shop, SER Capital, pushes toward target on debut renewables fund

SER is part of a burgeoning community of fund managers focusing on sustainability strategies that includes some of the biggest private equity managers in the world.

2 min read · 09 September 2021

LACERA approves $250m in commitments

The US public pension has backed two North America-focused buyout vehicles.

1 min read · 09 September 2021

LACERA approves $250m in commitments at September 2021 investment board meeting

The US public pension has re-upped with two existing managers.

1 min read · 09 September 2021

Side Letter: 4.1x reasons to visit Russia; Alpine's 125% incline; Hedges on PE's turf

One of Russia's only active private equity firms appears to be having no trouble on the fundraising trail, and there are 4.1x reasons why. Plus: US buyout firm Alpine Investors has more than doubled its firepower in Fund VIII and hedge funds are encroaching on PE's turf. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

4 min read · 09 September 2021

Russia’s Elbrus passes halfway mark for third flagship

That Elbrus has reached this fundraising milestone is impressive, with Russian private equity still reeling from the outcome of the the Mike Calvey case.

2 min read · 09 September 2021

Transom Capital moves through key-person situation after high-level departure

Key-person situations are relatively rare, but a few have cropped up in the past few months, involving both new and well-established firms.

3 min read · 08 September 2021

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