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No crystal ball but... here's what key industry figures predict will happen in 2022

Read up on what executives from Vista, Blackstone, Skandia, Advent and more want and expect from the year ahead.

3 min read · 16 December 2021

Orlando Bravo: 'Liquidity is overrated'

The co-founder of tech giant Thoma Bravo has said the the ability to 'get out at every instant' is not as valuable as it may seem.

2 min read · 14 December 2021

HarbourVest emerges as lead investor in $1bn-plus PSP secondaries sale

Large portfolio sales have taken up buyer interest in the second half of the year as many look to diversify beyond the concentrated bets they made in the early parts of the year.

2 min read · 13 December 2021

Jeremy Coller: PE no longer flies 'under the radar'

More than 100 global investor views are represented in Coller Capital's 2021 winter barometer of LP sentiment.

4 min read · 13 December 2021

Why SPACS are facing a reality check

The rise of blank cheque companies continued through 2021 before market fatigue and regulatory pushback triggered a fall off.

3 min read · 13 December 2021

Georgian targets $1.5bn for blind-pool strategy to continue backing prized tech assets

Georgian launched the blind-pool vehicle, targeted to bring in $1.5bn, in tandem with a sixth flagship growth equity offering, which is seeking $1.3bn.

3 min read · 07 December 2021

Hank Morris wants you to know he’s (not) sorry

The Democratic insider imprisoned as part of a private equity pay-to-play scheme appears to have learned little.

3 min read · 01 December 2021

Bain hits market with second tech fund

Tech Opportunities vehicle is targeting $1.5bn for investments in mid-market buyouts and late-stage growth for control and minority transactions.

2 min read · 25 November 2021

Blackstone racks up $5.6bn for more deals in ‘underpenetrated’ GP stakes space

Fund II wrapped up 40% above its initial target and 70% larger than Blackstone’s inaugural GP stakes vehicle, which closed in 2014 at $3.3 billion.

3 min read · 23 November 2021

Atwater's Schlogel: Institutional investors have viewed media and entertainment with suspicion

As PE giants spend billions in the content rights space, Schlogel discusses the benefits of investing in media and entertainment, from the US to South Korea.

4 min read · 23 November 2021

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