Private Equity

North America

SEC proposals will shred existing deals

Proposal uses present tense, not future tense, and the industry is worried.

4 min read · 18 March 2022

Värde unveils $2bn Fund XIV, as uncertainty opens door to distress

Värde – which means “value” in Swedish – has a flagship strategy focused on searching opportunistically for complex situations in less efficient markets where there is an imbalance in capital supply and demand.

3 min read · 15 March 2022

Alaska examines divestment of Russian private equity holdings

The $81bn sovereign wealth fund is one of the first institutional investors to signal that it is looking at cutting exposure to the country held via a PE portfolio.

2 min read · 11 March 2022

Emerging manager Lios Partners plans to bump up size of inaugural fund

Lios Partners Fund I, earmarked for investments across the food value chain, is targeting $200m, sources said. The hard-cap is $300m.

2 min read · 08 March 2022

Former SEC private funds co-head identifies five 'major' impacts of reg proposals

Iron Road Partners, the regulatory consultancy firm founded by Igor Rozenblit, has published a chart showing the key ways the US Securities and Exchange Commission's proposals will affect GPs.

2 min read · 08 March 2022

Illinois Teachers’ pension tests secondaries pricing with $1bn-plus portfolio

Portfolios with valuations pegged to September 30 no longer reflect market dynamics, including public market volatility, plunging tech valuations and geopolitical turmoil sparked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

2 min read · 07 March 2022

I’m a non-US GP – will the SEC’s proposals affect me?

The degree to which non-US sponsors would be impacted by the changes depends on whether they are registered with the SEC.

3 min read · 07 March 2022

CalPERS’ Kim: ‘Imagine if PE-backed companies reported different profitability metrics’

The US pension’s lead PE director told conference delegates that unstandardised reporting holds back ESG as a tool for risk assessment.

2 min read · 04 March 2022

Ex-Goldman boss raises $1.7bn war chest for cross-border deals

Cornell Capital Partners II has already made three investments, representing roughly a quarter of its portfolio, founder Henry Cornell told PEI.

2 min read · 02 March 2022

PEI Awards 2021: Winners

Celebrating excellence in the asset class

2 min read · 01 March 2022

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