Private Equity

North America

Marin County pension board debates new commitments in uncertain environment

The inflationary environment, along with interest rates rising higher than they’ve been in years, have spurred questions about the direction of private markets.

3 min read · 29 September 2022

Washington State pension’s stalled secondaries sale highlights market challenges

The situation is an example of the challenges of completing LP portfolio sales in today’s market, with a widening gap between buyer and seller pricing expectations.

3 min read · 28 September 2022

Alaska to slow PE pace amid valuation uncertainty

The $81bn system also does not plan on entering the secondaries market.

3 min read · 28 September 2022

Genstar targets as much as $13bn for latest flagship

The mid-market firm raised around $10.2bn for its predecessor flagship in April last year.

2 min read · 28 September 2022

Neuberger Berman: All-white male investment teams ‘feel like dinosaurs’

The firm sees more ethnically diverse male-led funds than women-led funds when looking at emerging managers, according to managing director Patricia Miller Zollar.

2 min read · 27 September 2022

Industrial specialist Greenbriar returns to market with $2.75bn Fund VI

Performance may give Greenbriar an edge in a difficult fundraising environment. Fund V was as of March earning an 84% gross IRR, while Fund IV was earning a 76.3% percent gross IRR.

2 min read · 26 September 2022

Integrum, formed by KKR, BC Partners execs, nears target on debut

While fundraising overall has slowed amid broader economic uncertainty, emerging managers have a challenging job in convincing limited partners to make commitments outside their established relationships.

2 min read · 26 September 2022

LPs may skip commitments over big jumps in fund size, strategy expansions – survey

The findings come as PE fundraising has slowed precipitously from the peaks of the past few years.

2 min read · 26 September 2022

Operational improvement will be key for battling incoming storm clouds, says Alaska

After being overallocated to its private equity asset and special opportunities portfolio for fiscal year 2022, Alaska Permanent Fund will commit less moving into 2023.

2 min read · 26 September 2022

William Blair brings on LP secondaries talent in continued expansion

The hiring comes as several mid-market investment banks are acquiring capabilities to advise on secondaries transactions, usually focused on GP-led deals like single-asset continuation funds.

2 min read · 26 September 2022

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