Manager strategy

Japan’s regional banks have been expected to be a key source of secondaries dealflow after piling into alternatives over the past decade.

The strategy will seek up to $4.25bn between the main fund and a sidecar with a slightly modified mandate, according to documents from New Mexico SIC.

Though it is rare for a buyout shop to go public in Korea, STIC Investments will join a handful of listed venture capital firms in the country.

Perpetual assets under management increased 70% year over year to nearly $200bn across 16 unique vehicles, president Jonathan Gray shared on Thursday's earnings call.

The investment banking giant is looking to ramp up opportunities in Europe and Asia via its asset management and wealth management units.

Despite a slight rise in rate expectations, BlackRock's chief executive still sees a 'lower for longer' environment that will be conducive for continued alternative inflows.

The firm aims to excite positive social change in American small businesses, says Brightwood Capital, and Goldman Sachs Special Sits alumni, founder Eric Taylor.

Buyout firms CVC Capital Partners and Silver Lake are among the biggest investors by disclosed deal value, alongside sports specialists Arctos Sports Partners and Bruin Capital.

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The weight of the institutions involved and the clarity of the approach suggest that the ESG Data Convergence Project could herald the standardisation of ESG data in private equity.