Private Equity
UK pensions descended on Edinburgh for the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association conference, but few rated the asset class as attractive.
3 min read · 13 March 2018
Kanji Takenaka will be charged with building a business which accounts for more than 12 blue-chip Japanese investors worth $2bn in AUM.
2 min read · 19 February 2018
Our interactive analysis breaks fundraising down by strategy, sector, fund size and region, among others, with all the data downloadable as an Excel file. Plus, don't miss our interview with Adele Tilebalieva, the head of LatAm for emerging markets fund of funds Obviam.
1 min read · 16 February 2018
Fundraising is improving amid subdued demand from LPs.
3 min read · 14 February 2018
US public pensions were more active in PE than other alternative asset classes during the second half of last year, according to research from data firm eVestment.
2 min read · 12 February 2018
With $1.1bn to invest, Japan Post Investment Corporation will look overseas and 'not compete' with domestic GPs, Japan Post Bank’s Tokihiko Shimizu tells PEI.
4 min read · 07 February 2018
Jean-François Boulier, chairman of the body which represents French institutional investors, says liquidity and reasonable fees will drive higher LP allocations to the asset class.
2 min read · 31 January 2018
Peter Lee of Deloitte explains why GPs should not expect Asia to produce a flood of capital from this source.
1 min read · 25 January 2018
Japan, South Korea and Australia remain attractive markets and provide a balance of cashflow and capital gains, says MetLife private equity Asia director Shirley Ma.
2 min read · 18 January 2018
Private equity and real estate secondaries funds raised more than a combined $38bn last year, driven by Strategic Partners and Goldman Sachs Asset Management vehicles.
2 min read · 17 January 2018
