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Country vs pan-regional funds: Which performs best?

Fund performance data show the former is likelier to deliver better returns in the US and Asia, while Europe’s homogenous nature gives pan-regional strategies the edge.

4 min read · 08 January 2020

Korea’s VIG eyes global exit routes after closing fourth fund

Economic concerns have prompted strategic buyers to become more frugal, paving the way for a greater number of secondary buyouts, according to managing partner Chulmin Lee.

2 min read · 06 January 2020

Europe in 2020: Banner year for fundraising

Despite political headwinds and macroeconomic concerns across the continent, European giants are returning to market with record targets.

3 min read · 06 January 2020

A year in Friday letters

A look back at the highlights from Private Equity International’s Friday Letters this year reveals an industry grappling with scandals, its role in the economy and the question of real alignment.

4 min read · 30 December 2019

CalPERS board approves changes to private equity policy

The pension's PE consultant says the changes will give it 'expanded' options for partners.

2 min read · 20 December 2019

Revealed: The busiest LPs of 2019

As the year draws to a close, PEI data reveals which investors made the most fund commitments over the past 12 months.

2 min read · 20 December 2019

Chasing shadows: Inventis one year on

A year since our look into Inventis, its founder and its claims to be ‘China’s largest private equity firm’, new sources come forward with their experiences.

5 min read · 16 December 2019

Apax eyes Q1 final close for latest mega-fund

The buyout giant held a close on Fund X in July, according to a document prepared for Public School Employees’ Retirement System.

2 min read · 16 December 2019

Metric Capital exceeds €1.1bn target for latest fund – exclusive

The London-based special sits firm has raised the lion’s share of the capital for its fourth vehicle from existing LPs.

2 min read · 12 December 2019

How APG intends to conquer Asian private equity

Shirley Ma, who has been tasked with more than doubling the Dutch pension giant's exposure to the region, talks co-investments, GP best-practice and Chinese tech valuations.

5 min read · 11 December 2019

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