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Nordic PE roundtable: calm and collected

Scandinavian industry participants from PwC, Skandia Asset Management, Permira and AP Fonden 7 remain unruffled by the political and economic uncertainty shaking some of the markets on their doorstep.

4 min read · 29 August 2017

Blackstone names ex-JPMorgan chair head of Japan

The New York-based firm is the latest global private equity firm to appoint a Japan head this year as it looks to expand its presence in the country.

2 min read · 29 August 2017

The man tasked with raising €3bn for Terra Firma

Terra Firma chief executive Andrew Géczy is co-ordinating the fundraising charge at a firm working hard to shake off its image as a one-man-band.

3 min read · 24 August 2017

Partners Group appoints head of Japan

Former Ark Totan Alternative CEO Shunsuke Tanahashi is tasked with building out the Swiss investment manager’s relationships with Japanese institutional investors and distribution partners.

1 min read · 24 August 2017

Tikehau appoints former French PM as partner

Former French prime minister François Fillon is joining the firm and it’s not the only recent example of a prominent politician joining a private equity shop.

1 min read · 23 August 2017

LPs are ignoring operational due diligence

Investors in private equity need to pay closer attention to the operational infrastructure of their managers, writes Hamilton Lane's Mario Giannini.

4 min read · 23 August 2017

SI 30 ranking: Ardian retains top spot

The 2017 SI 30 ranks the world's leading secondaries managers by amount of capital raised in the last five years. <br />

4 min read · 23 August 2017

Newly-merged Aberdeen Standard names China head

Amy Wang, former head of institutional business for Greater China at Amundi Pioneer Asset Management, has been brought on to strengthen the firm’s relationships with Chinese high net worth individuals and institutional investors.

2 min read · 22 August 2017

Bagijn to lead AlpInvest primaries business

The former PGGM private markets CIO takes up the role after 16 months as AXA’s global head of real assets.<br />

2 min read · 21 August 2017

Summer reading: Part 2

We’ve heard from the LPs - now the rest of the industry shares its top reads for the summer.

3 min read · 18 August 2017

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