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Macro uncertainty a 'deal killer' for private markets – Bain & Co report

Last year saw a fall-off in deal activity; whether this persists in 2023 will be determined by how macro forces stabilise, says Bain & Co’s global PE chief.

4 min read · 27 February 2023

PE giants change strategy tack amid fundraising lull

Blackstone, Carlyle and KKR gathered significantly more capital for private credit than for private equity last year, according to full-year earnings reports.

4 min read · 21 February 2023

DOWNLOAD: Who were private equity’s biggest LPs in 2022?

Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, California Public Employees' Retirement System and New York State Common Retirement Fund are among the 20 largest allocators to 2022-vintage funds, PEI Group data shows.

2 min read · 20 February 2023

Ham Lane targets RMB secondaries with Shanghai office launch

The asset manager will pursue yuan-denominated LP-led and GP-led transactions from a discretionary pool of client capital, Asia co-head Mingchen Xia tells PEI.

3 min read · 16 February 2023

DOWNLOAD: PE fundraising proves resilient despite fewer closes

The number of private equity funds closed last year fell by one third to 1,520 – the lowest total since 2016.

2 min read · 14 February 2023

Internal memo confirms Credit Suisse's Private Fund Group move

The transfer to its CS First Boston unit comes amid a turnaround plan from October that seeks to centre the Swiss bank’s operations around wealth management.

2 min read · 13 February 2023

Oakley's Gibson on its €2.85bn raise, leverage and good co-investors

Partner Rebecca Gibson speaks to PEI about the firm's latest capital raise for Oakley Capital V, its 25 new investors and why raising almost twice the amount of its predecessor is the right-size for the fund.

4 min read · 09 February 2023

Moonfare’s head of investments in Europe set to depart

Sweta Chattopadhyay, who joined Moonfare in 2020 from bfinance, is leaving the digital fundraising platform at the end of the month, PEI has learned.

2 min read · 08 February 2023

Carlyle’s Conway: 'Now that Harvey is here…'

The appointment of Harvey Schwartz as chief executive takes away 'uncertainty about our path forward', interim CEO Bill Conway said on the firm's latest full year earnings call.

3 min read · 07 February 2023

PE fundraising falls by more than $100bn amid investor crunch

A total of 1,520 funds closed in 2022, raising $727.3bn between them – this is down from the $829.8bn raised in 2021, according to PEI data.

3 min read · 01 February 2023

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