Private Equity
Asset manager Oddo BHF has acquired the fund of funds unit in its first foray into private equity.
1 min read · 17 April 2018
LPs’ increased interest in direct investing is an opportunity for placement agents to diversify their revenue streams.
3 min read · 05 April 2018
PIF has big aspirations, aiming to become the largest investor globally. Here’s how it plans to get there.
2 min read · 02 April 2018
The $65bn Alaska Permanent Fund is creating a supercharged private equity portfolio.
6 min read · 21 March 2018
The asset manager will seek €150m for the vehicle and expects a final close on its mid-cap fund in the second half of the year.
2 min read · 06 March 2018
With $1.1bn to invest, Japan Post Investment Corporation will look overseas and 'not compete' with domestic GPs, Japan Post Bank’s Tokihiko Shimizu tells PEI.
4 min read · 07 February 2018
The appearance of limited partners on the buyside of deals has helped open up the market, according to dealmakers from KKR, Bridgepoint, PAI Partners and Astorg Partners at a conference in Cannes.
2 min read · 25 January 2018
For LPs in the region, a dearth of large, quality assets and high pricing are key challenges to investing, according to the Canadian pension's managing director and head of Asia.
2 min read · 23 January 2018
From sovereign wealth funds to family offices, limited partners bulked up direct investment teams and made large purchases in 2017.
3 min read · 20 December 2017
One-third of limited partners are willing to pay for deals where they are not an existing fund investor, according to a survey by Asante Capital Group.
2 min read · 05 December 2017
