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Blackstone Strategic Partners: ‘Democratisation is not a matter of if, but when'

The inclusion of retail investors has been among the biggest changes in the asset class in recent decades, said global head Verdun Perry at IPEM 2022.

2 min read · 20 September 2022

Temasek-backed Vertex seeks $450m for latest Southeast Asia, India fund

Vertex SEA Fund V would be almost 50% larger than its 2019-vintage predecessor and will double down on existing investments, PEI understands.

2 min read · 20 September 2022

More than just a token development for private markets

A trio of private equity giants with enormous existing LP bases are using digital securities platforms to unlock new sources of capital.

3 min read · 15 September 2022

IR Insights with Advent's Johanna Barr: 'I ended up in PE by pure chance'

PEI catches up with Johanna Barr, managing director and global co-head of LP services at Advent, to discuss building new relationships and the need for streamlined due diligence.

5 min read · 13 September 2022

Baring PE Asia ponders mid-market fund after closing latest flagship

BPEA Fund VIII raised $11.2bn from 180 investors, 70 of which were new to the firm, Baring chief executive Jean Salata tells PEI.

3 min read · 13 September 2022

Meet the growth firm behind 'London’s first Chinese PE trust'

Welkin China Private Equity Limited will seek $300m to invest in a mix of secondaries, co-investments and growth equity opportunities.

4 min read · 06 September 2022

Creating value in the mid-market

GPs are doubling down on value-creation strategies as the cost of debt rises.

5 min read · 01 September 2022

Asia investors take stock

A regulatory crackdown, ongoing pandemic disruption and an uncertain macroeconomic environment has some investors rethinking their approach to China, write Alex Lynn and Amy Carroll.

10 min read · 01 September 2022

How KKR is thinking about the geopolitical landscape in 2022

The era of great-power competition, which includes intensifying scrutiny, restrictions and regulation around the movement of capital, goods, data and technology, presents both challenges and opportunities, says Global Institute executive director Vance Serchuk.

6 min read · 31 August 2022

Partners Group targets smaller businesses as market dislocation catalyses bolt-on spree

Roll-up acquisition activity will continue until there is more stability in the larger end of the market, Partners Group chief executive David Layton said during its interim results call on Tuesday.

2 min read · 31 August 2022

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