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The shift to remote work during the pandemic has meant 'doubling down on commitments' to portfolio companies, operating partners said at a recent Private Equity International virtual event.

The appointment comes as the sports-focused firm seeks to raise more than $1.5bn for its debut fund.

There are three key questions participants in SPACs must answer when considering whether the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States will get involved in a deal, write lawyers from Kirkland & Ellis.

Ares’ roster of sponsor and LP relationships will enable Landmark to enter the credit secondaries market, invest in deals in Asia and raise larger funds.

Carlyle Group’s global head of investor relations Nathan Urquhart spoke to Private Equity International about its plan to raise at least $130bn in fresh capital in the next four years.

The $197bn private credit and private equity giant follows TPG and Brookfield in looking to gain exposure to the rapidly growing secondaries market.

Noah Roy, managing partner at the industrials-focused firm, talks to PEI about the firm's $1.7bn raise and the importance and fragility of supply chains during the coronavirus crisis.

The report urges fiduciaries to encourage more transparency from the industry and measure performance based on a public markets equivalent.

A list of the biggest growth equity funds to have closed so far, including the alternatives giant's $4.5bn vehicle which closed this month.

Sung Won Sohn made his comments during a discussion about potentially upping the $21.4bn pension's PE allocation.