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EIF commits $25m to Contrarian Ventures

Luxembourg-based investment organisation backs Contrarian's climate technology venture capital fund.

1 min read · 24 February 2023

News & Analysis

Wellcome Trust’s PE portfolio turns cashflow negative amid capital call slowdown

The UK’s £34.6bn medical research endowment warns of difficult period ahead for private equity, marked by subdued distributions and longer fundraising cycles.

3 min read · 10 January 2023

Investors

Two-fifths of LPs grapple with denominator effect – report

Only 27% of LPs plan to increase their allocations to private equity over the next 12 months, down from 42% six months ago, according to Coller Capital’s latest barometer.

2 min read · 12 December 2022

News & Analysis

Behind the headlines: PE critic Rasmussen’s regulatory push

The buyout model relies on ‘extracting value for the benefit of a few’, Denmark’s former prime minister told PEI in 2010, as he pressed for a regulatory clampdown on private equity.

3 min read · 29 November 2022

News & Analysis

Anton Orlich, the man tasked with revamping CalPERS’ PE programme

The former head of alternative investments at healthcare provider Kaiser Permanente will have his work cut out for him at the US's largest public pension.

3 min read · 23 November 2022

News & Analysis

New venture debt fund has perfect timing

ARI Venture Debt Opportunities Fund is in the market just as founder Zack Ellison is seeing a surge of interest from potential borrowers and investors desperate for returns in a market downturn.

4 min read · 23 November 2022

News & Analysis

DOWNLOAD: Q1-Q3 fundraising defies market slowdown

Aggregate capital raised by private equity funds hit $516.9bn, the second-highest Q1-Q3 total on record, according to PEI data.

1 min read · 09 November 2022

Q&A: Big Society Capital's Douglas Sloan

The UK social impact investing market has grown almost 10-fold over the last decade and continues to accelerate, says Douglas Sloan, managing director at Big Society Capital.

3 min read · 01 November 2022

News & Analysis

Why two VC firms are venturing into buyouts

An analysis of why Bessemer Venture Partners and Industry Ventures have expanded into tech buyouts.

5 min read · 12 October 2022

News & Analysis

What families and HNWIs want from direct PE exposure

Richard Hill, who leads multifamily office Stonehage Fleming's direct investment activities, speaks to PEI about how the firm likes to invest and increased competition for private wealth capital.

4 min read · 11 October 2022

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