Private Equity

North America

Goldman’s secondary advisory head departs

Alex Mejia is joining Baird, less than 18 months after joining Goldman to advise on single- and double-asset GP-led deals.

2 min read · 23 September 2022

Secondaries seen as prime setting in LP, GP hunt for liquidity

LP portfolio sales, which came back and then faded out again as the markets turned earlier this year, are expected to be a major part of volume in the second half.

3 min read · 23 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 · 22 September 2022

KKR seeks up to $2bn for latest direct lending fund to hit the market

Rising rates – reinforced this week by the Federal Reserve’s vow to continue battling inflation – are motivating LPs to explore asset classes which provide some measure of refuge. One of the beneficiaries appears to be private debt.

3 min read · 22 September 2022

GP consolidation to deepen in difficult fundraising environment – IPEM panel

The high cost of operations, capital constraints and an attraction to specialists are all factors driving M&A activity among PE firms.

2 min read · 22 September 2022

Why Thoma Bravo won't IPO or sell a stake in itself

The software specialist has internal talks about accepting outside capital 'all the time', but likes things as they are, says co-founder Orlando Bravo.

2 min read · 21 September 2022

CalPERS eyes major changes to its private equity programme

The new CIO of the nation’s largest pension says the system lost out on between $11bn and $18bn during a 'lost decade' of private equity.

4 min read · 21 September 2022

CalPERS eyes major changes to its private equity program

The new CIO of the nation’s largest pension says the system lost out on between $11bn and $18bn during a “lost decade” of private equity.

4 min read · 20 September 2022

Blackstone Strategic Partners: ‘Democratisation is not a matter of if, but when'

The inclusion of retail investors has been among the biggest changes in the asset class in recent decades, said global head Verdun Perry at IPEM 2022.

2 min read · 20 September 2022

Houston Firefighters reallocates after ‘slowing’ China deployment

The $5.2bn public pension will look towards other markets in Asia-Pacific rather than pulling out altogether, CIO Ajit Singh tells delegates at SuperReturn Asia.

2 min read · 20 September 2022

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