Private Equity

North America

CalPERS faces commitment issues

The US's largest public pension made $3.3bn of commitments to private equity in the 2016-17 fiscal year, down from $4bn the previous year, according to documents released this week.

1 min read · 09 November 2017

US mid-market: Why the middle matters

Red-hot competition is pushing GPs to specialise while giving funds of funds managers more options than ever before.

5 min read · 08 November 2017

Private fund managers still digesting US tax reform

The House bill includes a proposal to limit interest deductibility, and measures that will increase personal taxes paid by fund managers.

2 min read · 06 November 2017

Quilvest: 'hard decisions' needed to stay in mid-market

The fund of funds has chosen to support funds that have 'stayed in their sweet spot rather than those jumping in tremendously in fund size', according to partner Maninder Saluja.

2 min read · 06 November 2017

Impact investing: it’s complicated

Debate at the New Mexico State Investment Council about an impact fund shows that investing with purpose may not be the simple ‘win-win’ it first seems.

3 min read · 02 November 2017

Jerome Powell: Our man in Washington?

An industry veteran is the new head of the world’s most powerful central bank.

3 min read · 02 November 2017

US mid-market: Back from the red

Deal Mechanic: When Canadian bathroom products maker MAAX filed for bankruptcy, Brookfield Asset Management spotted a growth opportunity.

5 min read · 02 November 2017

Apollo to start investing $25bn mega fund in Q1

The alternative asset manager still has $1.5bn to commit from Fund VIII, which remains unrealised.

2 min read · 01 November 2017

Carlyle founders leave parting thoughts on PE

As liquidity grows and the search for returns intensifies, demand for private investment will increase, David Rubenstein said on the firm's earnings call on Tuesday.

2 min read · 01 November 2017

Carlyle on track for record fundraising year

The firm has held a first close on its latest Asia fund, and expects a first close on its US buyout fund before year-end.

3 min read · 31 October 2017

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