Manager strategy

The firm made its first Australian wealth hire this month amid efforts to ‘steepen the curve’ of private markets adoption among regional investors, Ed Huang, head of APAC for Private Wealth Solutions, tells PEI.

Portfolio companies increasingly want to 'work with the best of the best', according to research from consultancy firm Nepean.

Metals and mining can provide investors with a returns-enhancing way to gain exposure to large thematic trends, including the energy transition, says Appian Capital Advisory founder and CEO Michael W Scherb.

The US presidential election result drew an ‘unexpectedly strong’ reaction from the market, according to chief executive Harvey Schwartz.

PEI's Operating Partners Compensation Survey covers topics including team make-up, incentive packages, portfolio company engagement and more.

A CSC survey found that many LPs are pushing back on less transparent waterfall provisions.

The firm saw 'real strength' in its private equity and infrastructure wealth products over the past year, head of investor relations Craig Larson said on its Q3 earnings call.

'The cash that is sitting in private equity will have to be put to work,' the Thoma Bravo co-founder said in this NEXUS 2025 preview interview. 'Capital needs to be returned to LPs.'

The growth investor will deploy more than 20% of its most recent USD-denominated flagship outside of Mainland China, chief executive Steven Wang told PEI.