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Breaking into the Korean LP market

The regulatory basics for alternative fund managers wanting to entice the country’s institutional investors into their funds, by Molly Diggins and Albert Jun of Monument Group.

3 min read · 16 April 2018

Ardian breaks growth fund hard-cap after ‘big change’ in LP base

The firm held a final close on Growth Fund II at €230m, well above its €200m hard-cap and more than triple the size of its €70m predecessor.

2 min read · 12 April 2018

ICG seeking $1.6bn for end-of-life solutions

The firm's last dedicated secondaries fund, focused mainly on fund restructurings, closed in April 2017 on $1.1bn.

2 min read · 10 April 2018

What next for Angola’s SWF?

Fondo Soberano de Angola is putting together a new strategy following a recent governance change, but its former chairman continues to make headlines.

3 min read · 04 April 2018

Idinvest: Brexit is 'positively impacting' European fundraising

The investment firm – which is raising three private equity funds – is expanding its institutional LP base beyond France.

2 min read · 04 April 2018

Unigestion eyes May close for debut post-acquisition fundraise

The Swiss asset manager acquired Akina Partners in February 2017 and their operations have been largely separate up until now.

2 min read · 29 March 2018

Ardian pivots to mandates as LPs shun primary FoFs

The firm has more than tripled its deployment of LP capital through mandates over the past three years as investors seek to avoid the additional fees associated with primary funds of funds.

3 min read · 20 March 2018

'Don’t tie up all my money,' LPs warn

Soaring valuations could prompt a strategy shift as GPs struggle to deploy capital.

2 min read · 15 March 2018

GIIN's Bouri: ‘Capital that exists just to make capital will be a thing of the past’

Amit Bouri, co-founder and chief executive of the Global Impact Investing Network, describes a paradigm shift as institutional investors get on board.

4 min read · 14 March 2018

LP sentiment towards PE improves

More than 90% of LPs expect to maintain or increase their private equity allocations with only secondaries receiving a muted response in Rede Partners survey.

2 min read · 14 March 2018

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