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All eyes on Feeney's replacement at PE's biggest investor

Whoever assumes the role of head of private equity at CPP Investments will oversee an asset class that has been one of the biggest contributors to the pension’s net income in recent years.

2 min read · 24 June 2021

Apollo targets up to $5bn for sophomore hybrid-value fund

Fund II has so far collected $3.2bn, including $800m between January and March, Apollo reported in its Q1 2021 results.

3 min read · 23 June 2021

Catalyst Capital, which last raised in 2015, eyes changes going forward

The firm's No. 2, Gabriel de Alba, is in the process of launching a separate fund that will retain some connection to Catalyst.

4 min read · 22 June 2021

CPPIB's Feeney departs as private equity head to join Northleaf Capital

Shane Feeney has been responsible for overseeing the pension giant's roughly $101bn private equity portfolio.

3 min read · 22 June 2021

PSP overhaul of private equity strategy pays dividends in 2020

PSP Investments generated a one-year return of 28.4% on its PE investments in 2020, compared with a prior-year return of 5.2%.

3 min read · 21 June 2021

US private equity dealflow optimism tempered by inflation – COO panel

US dealflow is super hot, said participants at Private Equity International's CFOs and COOs Forum 2021.

2 min read · 15 June 2021

BlackRock eyes at least $100bn of inflows in alts by 2023

The asset management giant outlined large opportunities in private wealth, Asia-Pacific and sustainability during its latest investor day.

3 min read · 14 June 2021

TPG prepares to close out CAA single-asset process shelved in the pandemic

Other single-asset deals that have been in the market this year include GI Partners’ MRI Software, Clearlake Capital’s DigiCert and Novacap’s Syntax Systems.

2 min read · 11 June 2021

How PE learned to stop worrying and love inflation

The current debate about whether the inflation spike we are seeing is ‘transitory’ should be reframed as ‘reflation vs sustained inflation’, according to Commonfund’s Ryan Driscoll.

3 min read · 02 June 2021

Frazier Healthcare Partners racks up $1.4bn for tenth PE fund

Frazier Healthcare Partners has raised $1.4 billion for its tenth healthcare private equity fund.

3 min read · 01 June 2021

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