Manager strategy

Mekong Earth and Forest Fund will target companies that help mitigate climate change through the regeneration of forests and soil in the lower Mekong region.

LinkedIn has become a crucial component of the fundraising process as LPs scrutinise social media in a bid to support decision-making.

As domain expertise becomes a differentiator in an increasingly crowded PE market, managers are taking varying approaches to building industry know-how.

Permanent capital specialist Kudu Investment Management owns stakes in at least nine alternative asset managers, including private equity, private credit and venture capital.

Growth will come amid a role reversal between public and private markets in which the latter now largely finances the real economy, according to Partners Group executive chairman Steffen Meister.

Roughly half of the capital came from new LP relationships, PEI understands.

The firm is 'looking into' partial sales and continuation vehicles to generate more value among portfolio companies until the exit market is more robust, CEO Christian Sinding says on EQT's Q1 earnings call.

Asset managers are having to make compromises when it comes to offering products within the current regulatory environment, Julian Salisbury, CIO for asset and wealth management, tells PEI.

The private equity firm has sold its buyout activities to focus on the energy transition, with a new chief executive at the helm.