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EQT Growth head: ‘Europe is the best place for risk-adjusted returns’

The investment firm is in market with its debut growth fund focused on Europe with a €2bn target.

5 min read · 11 August 2021

Side Letter: SoftBank's co-invest scheme; Apollo's latest deal; ILPA lobbies SEC

SoftBank's Masayoshi Son has secured permission for a co-investment scheme intended to bolster alignment of interest. Plus: the stars align for Apollo and ILPA is lobbying the SEC over GP disclosures. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

4 min read · 10 August 2021

SoftBank’s Son shoulders risk with Vision Fund 2 co-investment scheme

The SoftBank chief had received permission for a similar programme in Vision Fund 1 – a plan that was scrapped after colleagues pulled out.

3 min read · 10 August 2021

PODCAST: How inflationary pressures are likely to play out in private equity

Nicholas Brooks, head of economic and investment research at ICG, discusses the biggest things GPs should be concerned about in an era of inflation and potential interest rate rises.

1 min read · 09 August 2021

Thomas H Lee’s Scott Sperling: ‘We have gone way beyond sector specialization’

'In today’s environment, as prices continue to go up, our emphasis will be on keeping our head down and investing heavily in capabilities to create our own deal opportunities,' Sperling told Buyouts.

7 min read · 09 August 2021

Mereo Capital gathers over $25.4m for inaugural fund

Mereo Capital Partners has raised over $25.4 million for its debut fund, according to an SEC filing.

1 min read · 09 August 2021

Hamilton Lane’s Hirsch: Growing proportion of firm’s carry will be deal-by-deal

Growth in separate accounts and retail evergreen products means the investment firm’s carry mix will change, its vice-chairman said on its latest earnings call.

4 min read · 09 August 2021

ArchiMed raises €650m

MED III holds a final close.

1 min read · 09 August 2021

Cyberattack on venture manager a wake-up call for the asset class

With the firm Advanced Technology Ventures getting hit by a cyberattack in July, a light is being shown on how vulnerable the venture community is.

2 min read · 09 August 2021

Side Letter: CPP's direct boss loss; RIP Russian PE; Carried interest under fire

CPP Investments will have a new head of its directs business. Plus: Calvey's guilty verdict could sound a death knell for Russia's PE market and why the latest efforts to close a perceived CI tax loophole in the US are different from previous attempts. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

3 min read · 09 August 2021

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