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Blackstone fundraising drops by almost a third during pandemic year

The private equity giant collected $95bn across all strategies last year, according to its earnings results on Wednesday.

3 min read · 27 January 2021

France's Cathay Capital founder: LPs are pushing us to launch impact fund

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.

2 min read · 21 January 2021

DOWNLOAD: Full-year 2020 fundraising in seven charts

Our interactive presentation breaks down private equity capital raising by strategy, geography, manager and more, and includes a list of the biggest funds in market as of January 2021.

1 min read · 20 January 2021

Blackstone’s Schwarzman expects ‘much less tension’ with China under Biden

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.

2 min read · 20 January 2021

Credit Suisse: Alts a ‘massive opportunity’ for Asia’s UHNWIs

Credit Suisse’s head of private banking for Asia, François Monnet, has said the firm recommends UHNWIs allocate up to 25% to alternative asset classes.

2 min read · 19 January 2021

Chinese VC taps Eaton’s former APAC head as it raises dedicated tech fund

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.

2 min read · 18 January 2021

Secondaries buoys total FY 2020 PE fundraising amid pandemic

Capital raising by private equity funds surpassed $500bn in 2020, the third-highest fundraising total since 2015, amid challenges posed by the pandemic.

3 min read · 15 January 2021

What’s in store for the secondaries market in 2021?

Record volumes, new entrants and GP-led deals with a little more 'hair on them' are among trends to look out for this year, according to industry leaders.

4 min read · 07 January 2021

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What to expect from Asian private equity in 2021

Vietnam, continuation funds and Chinese IPOs will be on the menu for Asian private equity this year.

4 min read · 06 January 2021

Vietnam’s Mekong Capital doubles firepower after ‘substantial shift’ towards Asian LPs

About 44% of Fund IV was raised from new investors, the majority of which were based in South Korea, Japan, Hong Kong and Singapore, founder Chris Freund tells PEI.

3 min read · 05 January 2021

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