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Staff has discussed a 'benchmarking anomaly' that wreaked havoc with its reported returns during the height of the covid market chaos last year.

Apollo's Fund VIII returned to paying carry after recovering from the 21.6% devaluation of its private equity portfolio in the first quarter of last year.

The private equity giant is looking at opportunities to acquire secondaries firms or set the unit up organically, according to co-president and co-COO Scott Nuttall.

The growth of secondaries and the realities of the market amid the pandemic have forced more flexibility into the classic PE fund model, according to a survey by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.

The Scandinavian firm gathered roughly 40% more for EQT IX than its 2017-vintage predecessor and has deployed nearly half of the fund.

GP stakes managers, sovereign wealth funds and insurers want to purchase more market share in the UK’s fragmented alternatives investment industry, according to a panel hosted by the law firm.

Fundraising looks on track for another successful year with the most raised between January-March this year than any other equivalent period post-GFC.

The world's biggest asset manager in recent weeks amassed nearly $8bn across its debut secondaries fund and its third renewable energy fund.

Investor relations pros shared some unique strategies for raising a first-time fund at PEI’s Investor Relations, Marketing & Communications Forum this week.

The firm raised $4.5bn for its debut growth fund, which has invested in oat milk producer Oatly and music-to-internet company Epidemic Sound.