Private Equity

Investor Commitments

LeapFrog hauls in $700m for third fund

The impact investor’s third fund is 75% larger than its predecessor and has already made five investments.

3 min read · 09 May 2019

TA Associates holds ‘one-and-done’ on largest growth equity fund this year

Fund XIII is 60% larger than its predecessor and was raised in a matter of months.

2 min read · 07 May 2019

Why GPIF's Hiro wants better alignment, not lower fees

Hiromichi Mizuno was tasked with guiding the world's largest pension fund into alternatives. He tells PEI what he learned in his four-year tenure.

9 min read · 30 April 2019

Kurt Summers: Chicago is on an ESG mission

The City of Chicago treasurer on why he took a stand on ESG and what he considers the biggest threat to private equity as we know it.

8 min read · 25 April 2019

Japan Special: Is the sun finally rising on Japanese private equity?

The Japanese market has long held tantalising opportunities for private equity, but it’s only in the past few years that deals have started to come through.

7 min read · 08 April 2019

Bill Browder on investing in Russia: ‘You risk going to jail or dying’

Fund manager-turned-activist Bill Browder made his money investing in public equities in emerging markets; now he has all his capital invested in private equities in developed markets. As a man wanted dead by the Russian establishment, he has an interesting take on investment risk.

7 min read · 03 April 2019

Japan’s Longreach ups exposure to domestic LPs in latest fund

Japanese LPs provided 40% of the $650m Fund III, investor relations director Lisa Herrell tells PEI.

2 min read · 02 April 2019

European insurers given private equity boost after regulation tweak

The European Commission has reduced the amount of capital insurers must set aside to manage the perceived risks for some long-term equities.

3 min read · 14 March 2019

Providence seeks $2bn for latest growth fund

The firm is back in market just eight months after it closed its third growth fund, which is already 90% deployed.

2 min read · 04 March 2019

Three Hills hits €540m hard-cap after opening to institutions – exclusive

The Byron owner is looking to make six to eight additional hires over the next 12 months, founder Mauro Moretti tells PEI.

2 min read · 04 February 2019

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