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Carlyle CEO Kewsong Lee resigns in sudden exit

Former co-CEO William Conway will serve as interim chief; newly formed office of the CEO will help find a permanent successor.

2 min read · 08 August 2022

KKR to launch democratised products for PE and infrastructure

The firm plans to expand retail offerings across all its asset classes in an attempt to fill the 'white space' in the market, says head of investor relations Craig Larson.

2 min read · 02 August 2022

Fundraising sees $122bn drop in the first half of 2022

Sizeable closes by large funds, including those by Advent International, Insight Partners and KKR, accounted for nearly 40% of capital raised for the period, as the number of vehicles closed sank to its lowest since 2017.

2 min read · 28 July 2022

US Senate Democrats agree to $14bn carried interest tax reform

Earlier efforts to reform carried interest taxation had stalled, before US Senator Joe Manchin announced on Wednesday that he and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer had worked out a deal.

3 min read · 28 July 2022

ADIA taps infra exec as head of PE Americas

The $650bn sovereign wealth fund had raised its allocation to PE up to 10%, per its latest annual report.

2 min read · 22 July 2022

How Ambienta plans to invest €1.55bn

The pioneering environmental investor has raised more than twice as much for its latest private equity fund as for Fund III. It could have raised a lot more, says founder Nino Tronchetti Provera.

3 min read · 21 July 2022

Inflation and rising rates will stifle PE transactions in H2 – Bain

Private equity investors should brace for more uncertainty around inflation and asset valuations in the months ahead after deal volumes slowed in the first six months of the year.

2 min read · 20 July 2022

Fundraising Frenzy: Mass zombification unlikely, but alarm bells are ringing

PE firms will not struggle en masse to raise successor funds. However, it will become clear who has a strategy and who does not.

3 min read · 14 July 2022

PE ranks as strongest asset class for pensions over the past decade – survey

Illinois State Board of Investment tops the list of public pension systems with the strongest private equity returns.

2 min read · 13 July 2022

Fundraising Frenzy: Why PE’s mega-fund madness isn't such a bad thing for LP returns

During a recession, private equity mega-funds deliver returns similar to those of their peers and with less selection risk for investors.

5 min read · 12 July 2022

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