Private Equity

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Concerns grow over megafund return expectations

High valuations on entry and an onerous fee burden are causing investors to look elsewhere.

2 min read · 22 November 2019

CalPERS’ co-investment programme gets ready to roll

The $388bn pension fund will need to expand its core managers list and SMAs to reach its target allocation, consultant Meketa told the pension's board on Monday.

4 min read · 18 November 2019

CPPIB appoints head of direct PE as interim San Francisco office head

Private equity was one of the largest contributors to performance during the quarter for the Canadian pension giant.

2 min read · 15 November 2019

Insight Partners back in market with $7.25bn fund

Performance details of the firm's last five flagships were disclosed in pension documents obtained by Private Equity International.

2 min read · 08 November 2019

Numbers that lie: IRR, fee offsets, deal attribution and loss ratios

In the final part of our series on private equity metrics, PEI examines why the internal rate of return can flatter to deceive.

3 min read · 06 November 2019

Oregon's tactical opportunities portfolio underwhelms for fiscal 2019

3 min read · 06 November 2019

SoftBank has learned ‘harsh lessons’ from WeWork, says Masayoshi Son

In a Q2 earnings presentation on Wednesday the tech giant's founder said the firm had misjudged both the value and governance of the co-working business.

2 min read · 06 November 2019

CalSTRS' PE costs fall, largely driven by drop in carried interest

2 min read · 05 November 2019

Numbers that lie: Why benchmarks are a variable yardstick

In the second part of our four-part series on private equity metrics, PEI examines how benchmarks are gamed from two different, relatively simple angles.

3 min read · 05 November 2019

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