Private Equity
Demand for private wealth investment is growing at breakneck speed. At the head of this expansion sits Blackstone’s Joan Solotar, whose plans for the investor base could see it become one of private equity’s biggest sources of capital.
10 min read · 31 January 2023
NewVest seeks to change how investors gain exposure to private markets with the launch of its private markets index fund.
3 min read · 31 January 2023
While capital raising across strategies 'tends to ebb and flow, the overall path of travel is towards more alternatives', says Blackstone’s president and COO.
3 min read · 26 January 2023
The retirement system is widening the funnel of managers it will consider investing with, according to deputy CIO Tom Masthay.
2 min read · 24 January 2023
Demographic shifts and the rising cost of care in Asia have boosted interest in the market, according to the SWF’s head of life sciences for direct investments in America.
5 min read · 24 January 2023
Private equity investors are set to benefit from a re-pricing of unprofitable businesses in an era of high interest rates, according to the pension manager’s global head of PE.
3 min read · 23 January 2023
The European giant says capital from private banks, family offices and aggregators could one day account for between 20% and 30% of its AUM.
2 min read · 23 January 2023
While private companies generally performed well last year, the listed firm's top economic forecaster Nicholas Brooks says conditions will be choppier.
3 min read · 19 January 2023
The European giant aims to increase the share of private wealth capital in its closed-ended products, which stands at under 10%.
3 min read · 18 January 2023
US and European bases of operation will 'give us runway to continue doing what we’ve been doing', says PE chief Jim Pittman, including 'growing our book of directs'.
4 min read · 16 January 2023
