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Fund managers must consider alignment and transparency, among other issues, when attempting to tap into family investor capital.

The life sciences unit increased its original €175m hard-cap to allow for more investment into the portfolio companies it seeks to back.

Legal experts outline what foreign GPs entering China's domestic PE market should expect in terms of LP composition, fund terms and the burgeoning QFLP scheme.

Though China remains the biggest PE market in APAC, other countries are getting a bigger share of dealmaking as investors look to diversify geographically, according to Bain & Co’s Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2023.

The lag in private equity reporting, differences in valuation methods and volatile macro environment will dictate the asset class’s performance in 2023, says McKinsey partner Brian Vickery.

Group largely backs two proposed items in SEC rule, but with compromise on legal liability.

'The word is out that we can be a strategic partner and agile in providing solutions for balance sheet restructuring or a provider of patient, long-term capital,' said CIO Nicole Musicco.

The firm's latest PE ELTIF will enable individual investors to back buyout, growth and venture opportunities for a minimum investment of €30,000.

Ratings could broaden investor base, and may open the door to a future capital markets solution for the fund instruments.

Last year saw a fall-off in deal activity; whether this persists in 2023 will be determined by how macro forces stabilise, says Bain & Co’s global PE chief.