Private Equity
Blank-cheque companies have already won fans the US and could be set to push further into Europe and Asia next year.
3 min read · 14 December 2020
Have you been nominated? The voting is now open for PEI's hotly contested annual awards. Plus: Mid-market maestro Waterland is planning pan-European domination, Eurazeo is joining an effort to strengthen France's "health sovereignty", a Carlyle spin-out beefs up and more. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
4 min read · 14 December 2020
From Blackstone to Eurazeo to Partners Group, PE firms and their executives stepped up in response to the pandemic, forgoing salaries, setting up employee assistance funds and shifting capital to pandemic response companies.
3 min read · 14 December 2020
The polls are open for the 2020 Private Equity International Awards; see who made the shortlist and vote across 71 categories in the industry's most extensive set of global awards.
1 min read · 14 December 2020
Balance Point will focus its latest fund on business and information technology services, healthcare and e-commerce companies.
2 min read · 11 December 2020
The Taiwan-based insurance company has backed two private equity funds.
1 min read · 11 December 2020
President-elect Joseph Biden has been looking to the private sector to fill out roles in his administration, including some professionals from the world of private equity.
2 min read · 10 December 2020
The $53.5bn pension would like to find a way to better measure the full workforces of potential investment managers, among other concerns.
3 min read · 10 December 2020
The US public pension is seeking a consultant for its private equity portfolio.
1 min read · 10 December 2020
Can private equity be a force for good? We interviewed the key leaders at Blackstone, KKR and Carlyle who are aiming to transform an industry and leverage its economic and social power to drive change.
8 min read · 10 December 2020
