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When you are at the top of the PEI 300, the way to avoid deal competition is to go big, Blackstone’s Joe Baratta says.

Nate Sleeper will take over from Donald Gogel as chief executive on 1 January, with David Novak and Rick Schnall becoming co-presidents.

PV Wang has joined early stage and venture firm Legend Capital as its chief operating officer.

Fresh from raising a $700m fund in May, Leapfrog Investments’ Andy Kuper talks to Toby Mitchenall about how impact investing will evolve as more firms enter the fray.

Hahn & Company III is expected to close by the end of June and has already amassed $2.1bn, US pension documents show.

ESG can mean the difference between receiving a re-up from a long-standing LP and potentially not, as one US buyout firm is about to find out. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Joseph Lombardo, who left AlpInvest's partnerships team in December, has joined former MD Sean Gallary at mid-market fund of firms outfit Stonyrock Partners.

PEI speaks with senior investment officer Jonathan Popielarski about the types of fund stakes the US pension wants to buy so it can hit its 11% target allocation.

Greg Ruiz, a former Goldman Sachs exec, will rely on his GP experience to help the US's biggest public pension push into direct investing.

Lower returns in recent years have caused investors to pull back, leaving these regions ripe for investment, the Carlyle co-founder said.