Private Equity

North America

30 big ideas shaping ESG

Whether it is fresh approaches to tackling climate change or new ways of measuring impact, private equity is proving that it can innovate in responsible investing.

10 min read · 01 July 2021

Voracious appetite pays off for CPP Investments

The private equity portfolio, which has more than quintupled in size over the past 10 years, has been a strong performer for the manager of Canada’s pension plan.

5 min read · 01 July 2021

Global Investor 100: Notable firms that missed the cut

Some significant investors did not appear on this year’s Global Investor 100.

2 min read · 01 July 2021

Global Investor 100: The top 10

The biggest get even bigger with the top 10 investors holding $415bn in private equity assets, up from $370bn held by last year’s leading LPs.

4 min read · 01 July 2021

New entries to the Global Investor 100

The bulk of the investors appearing in the ranking for the first time are North American, with a smattering of institutions from around the world.

2 min read · 01 July 2021

NYCRS: A giant hiding in plain sight

New York City’s five main public pensions are a force to be reckoned with when grouped together as one unit.

3 min read · 01 July 2021

IFC prepares to drive recovery of EM private equity

The biggest riser on this year’s list is greatly increasing its support for fund managers rocked by covid-19 and currency volatility.

4 min read · 01 July 2021

Global Investor 100: Private equity's biggest LPs hit new highs

Our ranking of the private equity industry’s largest investors shows appetite for the asset class is voracious and growing.

2 min read · 01 July 2021

The ex-Riverstone exec shaking up the PE fund model

Grafine Partners' founder and chief executive Elizabeth Weymouth on increasing LP sophistication and opportunity in the cracks of the blind-pool model.

4 min read · 29 June 2021

PSP looks to boost co-investment flow from GPs through secondaries sale

The deal, unusual for a pension, is a structure that has traditionally been used by banks and other financial institutions to trim down private equity holdings while still retaining exposure to certain GPs.

3 min read · 24 June 2021

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