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Apollo’s Black: ‘Secular tailwinds’ will help push AUM above $600bn

The credit specialist’s AUM hit $331bn at the end of Q4, half of which is in permanent capital vehicles.

3 min read · 30 January 2020

What happened to secondary deal flow in the second half last year?

While there was record-high deal volume for the secondaries market, the totals came in under many predictions that put total activity at more than $90 billion.

3 min read · 29 January 2020

Texas Municipal: PE must reform to maintain pension support

Public pension funds can no longer support funds which engage in monopolistic behaviour, said director of private equity Chris Schelling.

2 min read · 28 January 2020

KKR’s Petraeus: We're facing 'the most complex array of threats' since end of Cold War

David Petraeus, chairman of the KKR Global Institute and former US army general, says some are calling the heightening tensions between the US and China a 'technology Cold War'.

2 min read · 28 January 2020

Partners Group accused of NDA breach by rail operator

MidRail claims the Swiss firm has been 'unjustly enriched' at its expense through 'exploitation of MidRail's confidential information'.

3 min read · 20 January 2020

Aurora hits target, eyes cap on sixth fund

Aurora Capital Fund VI will likely hold another close at the end of the first quarter.

1 min read · 16 January 2020

Insight Partners closes huge fund-restructuring totaling more than $1.5 bln

The restructuring involved seven funds, including Funds IV and V, which the firm was winding down.

2 min read · 15 January 2020

BlackRock lifts suspension on long-term fund

The firm received unanimous approval from its LPs to replace Mark Wiseman with Robert Kapito as chairman of the executive investment committee, allowing its Long Term Private Capital Fund to continue investing.

3 min read · 15 January 2020

How the Aksia-TorreyCove tie-up aims to level-up LPs' opportunistic investing

The two advisory firms are set to merge, combining Aksia’s private credit and hedge fund specialties with TorreyCove’s focus on private equity and real assets.

5 min read · 15 January 2020

Blackstone brings in new head for insurance business

Gilles Dellaert will lead Blackstone Insurance Solutions, a part of the business with a lot of growth potential.

2 min read · 14 January 2020

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