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Internal asset class evaluations and specific goal assessments are key when looking at performance, John Renkema, who spent more than two decades at the Dutch pension giant, tells PEI.

The pressing need for more healthcare professionals globally is proving a tailwind for PE investors in medical education.

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Some investors have been 'housing capital' in evergreens before redeeming to fund a Hamilton Lane SMA, co-chief Erik Hirsch said on a Tuesday earnings call.

The firm began raising capital for its latest flagship, which has a target of $22bn-$25bn, in February.

The firm's LPs are generally a collection of serial entrepreneurs, ex-CEOs, and partners and ex-partners from large European private equity firms, according to founder Nicolas Paulmier.

Disciplined entry pricing links directly to value creation, Jonas Nyquist, head of alternatives at the €126.7bn pension, tells PEI.

Global macroeconomic concerns have pushed more investors towards Europe, leaving the UK to take a larger share of activity.

Some fear GPs are at risk of overpromising and underdelivering on AI’s ability to drive topline growth.