Buyout

The bank has onboarded a greater number of private markets evergreens amid a rising focus on exit liquidity, executive director Jason Ng tells PEI.

The buyout firm is 'watching very carefully' to understand the full impact of rapidly expanding tariff and trade controls, Brian Ruder and Dipan Patel tell PEI.

Japan is benefitting as some investors shift focus away from Chinese private equity, partner Naofumi Nishi tells PEI.

The firm remains ‘very, very focused’ on the performance of Fund VIII, which closed below target in 2023.

Fund VII, which has an undisclosed target, held its most recent interim close on $1.79bn in November, PEI data shows.

The agribusiness sector is yet to recover from fading interest in the wake of the covid-19 pandemic.

The buyout shop has secured 50% of Fund V’s $900m target, primarily from domestic LPs, PEI understands.

Heightened fairness requirements could lead to a rise in acquisition premiums, increased transaction costs and procedural complexity.

In this podcast, PEI Group editors discuss what GPs say they're focusing on amid the trade war-induced uncertainty, how the secondaries market stands to benefit, and how investors are reacting to the volatile environment.

With minimal exposure to manufacturing and physical good trading, the firm expects tariffs to have limited impact on its portfolio, according to chief executive Christian Sinding.