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CCOs cautiously eye ChatGPT usage at their firms

Managers’ adoption challenges include leaks of material non-public information and archiving.

3 min read · 06 June 2023

Taiwan’s CDIB ponders Greater China buyout fund

The vehicle would be seeded with at least four mid-market companies acquired through CDIB Capital Group's balance sheet, PEI understands.

2 min read · 05 June 2023

GSAM’s Hui: US less of a destination for APAC fundraising

Speaking at the HKVCA’s China Private Equity Summit on Tuesday, the firm’s head of private and growth equity in APAC said she spends more time in the Middle East and Southeast Asia when fundraising.

3 min read · 30 May 2023

Arctos opens London office to fuel sports franchise growth

The firm is sending a managing director with prior Goldman Sachs and HarbourVest Partners experience in the secondaries market to lead the outpost, PEI has learned.

2 min read · 24 May 2023

Ex-Abraaj team takes another tilt at launching new fund

Potential LPs told North Africa-focused RMBV in 2020 that they would need to see more DPI from its prior vintages before committing to a new vehicle, PEI understands.

2 min read · 18 May 2023

Why India’s PE growth story is more pull than push

Structural changes including socioeconomic tailwinds and rising exit values are proving more consequential for private equity appetites than China’s slowdown.

7 min read · 18 May 2023

How private equity performs during downturns

A study by HEC Paris finds that PE-backed ‘downturn deals’ over a 25-year period had a success rate of 65%

3 min read · 16 May 2023

Private markets disruptor NewVest launches private credit index fund

The PD 50 Fund aims to provide investors with exposure to a diverse group of 50 of the largest private debt funds, off the back of the firm's January first close on its private equity vehicle.

3 min read · 09 May 2023

APAC vet Lerner reunites with former Eaton colleagues to launch asset manager

Chris Lerner will be responsible for launching a company focused on investments in private markets fund managers and industry solutions providers, PEI understands.

2 min read · 08 May 2023

Built to last: A sharp focus is Hg's key to success

The Japanese philosophy of kaizen – a constant focus on improvement – will be key to replicating software specialist Hg’s success over the coming decades

10 min read · 04 May 2023

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