Private Equity

Direct investing

Why this Microsoft founder’s family office avoids PE funds

Vulcan Capital's chief investment officer Chris Orndorff explains why the firm has invested less than 1 percent of its portfolio through funds.

3 min read · 22 August 2019

Family offices lean on private equity to dampen losses

Organisations with a higher allocation to the asset class significantly outperformed their peers, a report has found.

3 min read · 17 June 2019

CDPQ inks its largest direct investment

The pension expects its investment in security services provider Allied Universal to complement its real estate portfolio.

2 min read · 25 February 2019

CalSTRS may face uphill climb in directs build-out

The Californian pension will consider hiring an additional 12 direct investment professionals at a time when public institutions are finding it hard to draw top talent.

2 min read · 28 January 2019

CDPQ's Etroy on the indirect benefits of going direct

The way the Canadian pension giant's Stephane Etroy sees it, pushing into directs has a positive effect on the whole private equity programme

7 min read · 08 January 2019

Why this Native American tribe is betting on direct PE

Mno-Bmadsen, which reinvests gaming profits on behalf of 5,600 Pokagon citizens, plans to double its AUM by December 2019 through direct private equity.

2 min read · 21 November 2018

The problem with co-investing

It is a popular way to cut fees when investing in private equity, but in a downturn co-investment could get messy.

3 min read · 19 October 2018

Alaska reaps reward for going direct

The sovereign wealth fund’s $7.2bn private equity and special opportunities portfolio returned 32.7% for the year ending 30 June.

2 min read · 02 October 2018

Seven key trends in African private equity

The private equity industry is finding its feet again in the continent after a series of macro shocks.

5 min read · 16 September 2018

Partners Group enacts succession plan

Private equity head David Layton will replace Christoph Rubeli as co-CEO of the Swiss alternative investment manager.

2 min read · 30 August 2018

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