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GPs ask LPs for more ability to use fund-level leverage to prop older investments

GPs are seeking fund term amendment requests to either add the ability to use fund-level leverage in general, or to expand their ability to put debt on the fund.

3 min read · 10 June 2020

What if the fair value was the only relevant one?

We should banish the idea that listed markets are the ‘right’ reference for pricing assets, writes Cyril Demaria.

3 min read · 10 June 2020

Why Prudential's investment unit and GIC want you to rethink illiquids

PGIM and Singapore's SWF have designed a framework that considers how commitment strategy and private markets allocations can affect a portfolio’s ability to meet liquidity demands.

3 min read · 10 June 2020

Side Letter: KKR departure, Vision Fund jobs, EQT expansion, Australia's great barrier

Australia, like other countries during the covid-19 crisis, is putting up great barriers to foreign acquirers. Plus: a KKR departure, EQT opening in Paris, Vision fund job cuts and JLL's pref deal. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

3 min read · 10 June 2020

One Equity uses cross-fund investment to grow digital transformation company Orion

The firm closed a cross-fund deal with platform Orion Innovation, held in the firm’s seventh fund, which acquired Zodiac Systems out of One Equity’s sixth fund. Fund VI will retain a stake in Orion.

3 min read · 09 June 2020

Mercato Partners closes $90m restaurant-centric Savory fund

Government-mandated shutdowns of businesses to help control the spread of the coronavirus has negatively impacted the food and beverage industry.

2 min read · 09 June 2020

MBI confirms $110m in commitments

MBI has backed three North America focused funds.

1 min read · 09 June 2020

Placement agents find their footing

GPs, LPs and placement agents have been working to close deals and ramp up fundraising efforts.

3 min read · 09 June 2020

Emerging manager American Pacific adopts revenue donation plan to fight racism

Founder Fraser Preston said if every private equity firm pledged 5% of annual revenue to anti-racism causes, the industry-wide contribution would amount to more than $1bn.

3 min read · 09 June 2020

Side Letter: Ardian on secondaries, Stafford and Robeco, PE's mega-platforms visualised

The future of PE is liquid (sort of). Plus: Stafford's entry into European PE, how the largest firms compare by product offerings and Ardian's take on secondaries. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

3 min read · 09 June 2020

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