sovereign wealth funds

The SWF's special opportunities basket focuses on direct investments in venture capital and buyout deals as well as co-investments and stakes in investment firms.

The $81bn sovereign wealth fund is one of the first institutional investors to signal that it is looking at cutting exposure to the country held via a PE portfolio.

65 Equity Partners intends to raise third-party capital in future vintages, Temasek president Tan Chong Lee says.

The sovereign fund giant expects competition to remain fierce or even accelerate next year, as continuation funds and SPACs add to the mountain of dry powder chasing deals.

Grafine Partners' founder and chief executive Elizabeth Weymouth on increasing LP sophistication and opportunity in the cracks of the blind-pool model.

The Australian sovereign wealth fund is aptly named given its decision to begin a major rebalancing of its private equity portfolio immediately prior to the coronavirus pandemic.

Silver Lake’s launch of a multi-decade strategy is the latest example of a private equity industry grappling with how to hold on to assets outside of a traditional 10-year fund model.

Alicia Gregory, head of private equity at the Australian SWF, says investors could be left overexposed if less creditworthy LPs default on capital calls.

The Australian SWF's exposure to the asset class had grown in recent months due to its relative outperformance and currency moves, according to acting CIO Sue Brake.

Our interactive presentation takes you beyond the headlines of our inaugural institutional investor ranking, breaking down the entrants and analysing the trends.