VC firms are slashing their fundraising expectations despite an uptick in LP sentiment. Plus: Barings collects billions for its portfolio finance strategy. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter: First through the breach
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Blackstone’s private wealth AUM hits $330bn as BXPE posts best quarter
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Succession: Why waiting too long can price out the next generation
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Side Letter: 15,000's a crowd
22 October 2026 · 3 mins read
HK's Sun Hung Kai & Co ramps up PE pacing as liquidity improves
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Hamilton Lane's Hirsch: Private markets industry has too many GPs
22 October 2026 · 1 min read
Defence funds flood Europe, though mid-market remains ‘largely untouched’
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