Private Equity

SMAs

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

Ardian taps HarbourVest principal to lead Tokyo office

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

KKR gathers $8.5bn for long-term investments

The capital for the Core Investment strategy includes $3bn from the firm's own balance sheet.

3 min read · 08 February 2018

Apollo plans long-term hybrid credit, equity fund – updated

Co-founder Leon Black said the vehicle is a work in progress and one of several projects to augment permanent or long-term capital at the firm.

2 min read · 06 December 2017

When less isn’t more

CalPERS is reviewing its strategy of consolidating PE commitments into fewer managers. What will that mean for the industry?

3 min read · 16 November 2017

Why CalPERS is rethinking its 'core 30' concept

The pension plan’s strategy to reduce GP relationships to a core group has not delivered the benefits it expected.

3 min read · 14 November 2017

KKR targets SMAs to safeguard future fundraising

The firm is seeking to increase the number of multi-decade strategic partnerships to assist future fundraising cycles across asset classes.

3 min read · 26 October 2017

The appeal of the separate account

There are many reasons why investors choose to set up separate accounts; performance may not be one of them.

3 min read · 14 September 2017

Asia Alternatives confirms Fund V close

The San Francisco-based fund of funds manager will invest the bulk of capital in Asia-focused funds, while maintaining capital to make co-investments or secondaries transactions.

2 min read · 14 September 2017

KKR targets long-term core investments

The firm will create SMAs to invest alongside capital from its balance sheet.

2 min read · 28 July 2017

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