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Dyal, Owl Rock complete merger with SPAC and begin trading

Blue Owl’s creation follows Altimar shareholder approval and the court’s denial of Sixth Street’s bid to block the deal.

2 min read · 24 May 2021

LPs upbeat on opportunities amid rising inflation, interest rates

'We shouldn’t be afraid of inflation or volatility because it does create opportunities,' Denise Le Gal, chair of Brunel Pension Partnership, said at PEI’s Women in Private Markets Networking Day.

3 min read · 24 May 2021

LPs on emerging markets: Ride out volatility and 'get compensated over time'

Investors in emerging markets should be 'in it for the long haul' and make sure to back a variety of GPs, according to panellists at an EMPEA and IFC conference.

3 min read · 21 May 2021

Data management: a subtle but key competitive advantage

Technology leaders at TPG, Global Infrastructure Partners and The Carlyle Group discussed the importance of good data management during an online panel hosted on Wednesday.

2 min read · 19 May 2021

UK’s proposed long-term asset fund to lure more DC pensions into PE

The new open-ended fund structure seeks to address defined contribution schemes’ focus on costs at the expense of net returns, according to the Financial Conduct Authority.

3 min read · 18 May 2021

Willis Towers Watson eyes up to $1bn for passive PE offering

The private fund model needs to be disrupted to allow defined contribution plans access to the asset class, says the investment consultant’s head of private equity research.

2 min read · 17 May 2021

SoftBank bets $30bn of its own capital on Vision Fund II

Vision Fund II launched in 2019 and failed to secure third-party commitments on the back of the underwhelming performance of its 2017-vintage predecessor.

2 min read · 12 May 2021

Chicago Teachers' pension plots its private equity future

The $12.2bn public pension would consider increasing its current 5% target allocation to PE as part of a future asset allocation review, says CIO Angela Miller-May.

5 min read · 12 May 2021

UK’s LGPS pension fund frustrated by GPs’ use of sub lines

Ian Brown, head of private markets at the roughly $52bn pension pool, has said subscription credit lines' main benefit is to inflate returns for managers at the expense of investors.

3 min read · 11 May 2021

GP stakes: Watch where you tread

The proposed mega-merger between Dyal Capital Partners and Owl Rock suggests criticisms of the GP stakes market could have merit. What are the implications for one of PE’s fastest-growing strategies?

10 min read · 10 May 2021

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