Staff Writer
The compelling benefits of the GP-led market have fueled a 5x growth in depth and breadth, and that growth is only accelerating, say W Capital Partners’ David Wachter and Todd Miller.
Continued volatility is bringing many opportunities for secondaries players. The biggest risk is spreading yourself too thin, says Carlyle AlpInvest’s global head of secondaries, Chris Perriello.
With LPs looking to rebalance, the future of secondaries might look more like the past, with rewards for those GPs willing and able to take a back-to-basics approach, according to Steve Costabile, global head of private funds at PineBridge Investments.
A successful ESG strategy requires focus on the voices that matter and assembling cross-functional teams to take action, says Chris McClure, partner and ESG services leader at Crowe LLP.
Financial returns and positive societal impact can go hand in hand, say Mona Sutphen, partner and head of investment strategies, and Jon Samuels, partner, head of impact and co-head of Vistria PRG, at The Vistria Group
As ESG moves from niche to mainstream, the discussion is shifting from ‘intentions’ to ‘actions.’ Sarah Borg-Olivier, George So and Morty White of Instar Asset Management discuss how businesses can make a real difference.
Demand for ESG and impact talent is on the up as generalist funds build centralized teams and specialist GPs look to scale, says Acre’s Ian Povey-Hall.
The pool is part of what is a frenetic fundraising environment as strong-performing GPs bring follow-up funds at larger sizes back to market quicker than ever.
In a letter to LPs on Monday, Leon Black said the alternatives giant's approach to reputation risk until now had been 'conservative'.
As of April 29, 283 US-based buyout, growth equity, mezzanine and other PE funds collected a total of $86.1bn, down 24 percent from the $113.5bn secured during the same period last year.