Private Equity

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How China’s Eastern Bell defied regulatory headwinds to raise $2bn

PEI caught up with Eastern Bell partner Daniel Sun to discuss how the growth equity firm was able to exceed its fundraising target against such an unfavourable backdrop.

4 min read · 18 January 2022

Wisconsin plans to keep steady pace after record commitments, co-investments in 2021

The US public pension's pacing plan calls for $3bn of commitments next year, to keep PE allocation within the approved range of 8% to 14%.

3 min read · 23 December 2021

Pockets and buckets: How LPs carve out allocations for impact

Universities Superannuation Scheme is the latest in a series of LPs to create separate impact and climate investing allocations across private markets.

1 min read · 22 December 2021

What congestion in private markets means for placement agents

As fundraising hits all-time highs, firms are increasingly hiring multiple agents to suit bespoke needs.

3 min read · 20 December 2021

No crystal ball but... here's what key industry figures predict will happen in 2022

Read up on what executives from Vista, Blackstone, Skandia, Advent and more want and expect from the year ahead.

3 min read · 16 December 2021

GPs are reassessing strategies amid the threat of inflation

While inflation has caused GPs to look hard at portfolio companies' pricing power, it is not necessarily bad for private equity in the long run.

3 min read · 16 December 2021

Family offices now make up the bulk of Brazilian fund investment

Through H1 2021, private equity and venture capital investments in Brazil totalled $5.7bn, according to LAVCA – more than the full-year total in 2020.

3 min read · 08 December 2021

Fundraising in 2022: ‘Challenging with an element of FOMO’

Fundraising will take longer next year and the majority of capital will be allocated to safety, noted panellists at Private Equity International's Women in Private Markets Summit on Wednesday.

2 min read · 01 December 2021

How to get more investment into Africa

Greater co-operation between public and private partners could draw more private equity investors to Africa, says Mack Schow of German development finance institution DEG.

2 min read · 01 December 2021

China uncertainty will not weaken APAC’s PE outlook, says EY

Asia remains a hotbed for private equity activity, with Japan in particular expecting busy months ahead, according to Luke Pais, Stella Yuan and Kenzo Nagaoka at EY.

7 min read · 01 December 2021

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