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Malaysian giant PNB ‘dials down’ PE deployment while awaiting market recovery

The roughly $73bn institution is seeking greater clarity around valuations, fundraising and exits before returning to its usual pacing, CIO Rick Ramli tells PEI.

3 min read · 17 August 2023

DOWNLOAD: How overinvested were LPs to private equity in H1 2023?

Foundations and endowments had the highest increase in relative exposure to the asset class, according to PEI’s half-year 2023 Investor Report.

2 min read · 16 August 2023

How Canada’s BCI stays liquid in an illiquid market

The $173bn institution is offloading PE stakes via secondaries as it looks to deploy more capital into directs, global PE head Jim Pittman tells PEI.

4 min read · 15 August 2023

Inside the AP7-HarbourVest evergreen PE fund

The launch of the strategy, which is focused on secondaries and co-investments, follows a change in Swedish pension regulation allowing higher allocation to alternatives.

4 min read · 14 August 2023

Korea’s NPS commits another $19bn to PE, debt

The pension made at least 52 new PE commitments in 2022, bringing the total number of funds and projects in its portfolio to 456, per its latest annual report.

2 min read · 08 August 2023

Blue Owl set to return to market with sixth GP stakes fund

The listed GP stakes and direct lending giant amassed $12.9bn in December for its fifth vehicle, the biggest-ever fund for the strategy.

2 min read · 01 August 2023

Astorg scales down Fund VIII target by €2bn

The European manager was originally seeking €6.5bn for its latest offering.

2 min read · 27 July 2023

Blackstone’s Jonathan Gray weighs in on US antitrust guidelines

Buying assets is 'not as big of an issue' as exits, Blackstone's president and COO said on the firm's latest quarterly earnings call.

2 min read · 25 July 2023

Meet the LP: Farro Capital

The Singapore-headquartered multifamily office has gathered more than $1bn in AUM within six months of launching and is on the hunt for new GP relationships.

5 min read · 25 July 2023

CVC confirms close on largest-ever buyout fund collecting €26bn

CVC Capital Partners IX beats Blackstone's $26.2bn Capital Partners VIII fund to take the coveted top spot.

2 min read · 20 July 2023

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