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The firm held a final close on Cathay Innovation Fund II on €650m last month, more than doubling the firepower of its 2016-vintage Fund I, founder MingPo Cai tells PEI.

Speaking at the Asian Financial Forum on Tuesday, the Blackstone founder said it seemed 'exceptionally odd and unproductive' for the world’s two largest economies not to co-operate.

Wayne Moore also asked that staff and JP Morgan, which runs the private equity emerging manager programme, provide more information about the demographic make-up of its GPs.

Chris Lerner joined MSA Capital in October after nearly a decade at Eaton Partners, where he led the origination and execution of fundraises, secondaries and strategic advisory.

Kurt Björklund has become sole managing partner at the private equity giant.

Carlyle, Blackstone, BlackRock chiefs condemn mob violence and call for Americans to move forward with a peaceful transition of power after a chaotic day of protest and violence.

Vincent Gombault, a two-decade veteran of the firm, oversaw a strategy that has grown to account for around half of the investment giant's $103bn in AUM.

Representatives from Blackstone, CalPERS and PSERS were among this year’s most quotable denizens of private equity.

PEI Media’s Spotlight podcast was downloaded more than 56,000 times this year, with discussions ranging from the pandemic to diversity to when and how to build an in-house IR team.