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GP stake buyer Dyal Capital brings in $12.9bn for new deals with Fund V final close

Blue Owl investment arm Dyal Capital Partners has soared to a $12.9bn final close for its latest fund targeting minority stakes in private equity firms. The post GP stake buyer Dyal Capital brings in $12.9bn

LPs and GPs draw battle lines over expenses, transparency as market turmoil impacts sector

Public markets investors have been slamming on the brakes for the past 12 months as macro factors continue to weigh heavy on the global dealmaking and trading environment. But is a different picture appearing in

Whitehorse boosts AUM to over $11.7bn with new GP liquidity fund

Whitehorse Liquidity Partners has kept up its lightning fundraises pace with a target-beating final close of a new secondaries fund looking to provide liquidity to GPs. The post Whitehorse boosts AUM to over $11.7bn with

Investors are upping exposure to GP-led secondaries – here’s why

Almost two-thirds of global investors are upping their dollar allocations to GP-led secondary recap transactions as firms look to navigate the increasingly muddy waters of inflation, recession and market turmoil. The post Investors are upping

PE’s Covid comeback stutters, LPs ‘overwhelmed’ at fundraising pace

Private equity's record-breaking comeback from the coronavirus pandemic last year has stuttered in 2022 as geopolitical tensions and inflationary pressures continue to take their toll on markets, new research shows. The post PE’s Covid comeback

Institutional LPs still hungry for GP-led secondaries despite market volatility, global headwinds

Institutional investors continue to have a strong appetite for GP-led secondary recap transactions across the globe, even in the face of increased market volatility, high inflation, and geopolitical instability, new research suggests. The post Institutional

Blackstone closed $5.6bn GP Stakes Fund II to take long-term minority investments in PE firms

Global buyout giant Blackstone has held a $5.6bn final close for its second fund in GP stakes. The post Blackstone closed $5.6bn GP Stakes Fund II to take long-term minority investments in PE firms first

Blackstone buys into Great Hill Partners as its latest private equity GP stake purchase

Blackstone has bought into Boston-based private equity house Great Hill Partners as the latest purchase through its GP stakes investment unit. The post Blackstone buys into Great Hill Partners as its latest private equity GP

Hunter Point Capital seals first GP stake deal by buying into PE, credit house MidOcean Partners

Private equity and credit investment major MidOcean Partners has sold a minority stake in itself to Hunter Point Capital to "position it for long-term growth". The post Hunter Point Capital seals first GP stake deal

Goldman Sachs sees Petershill Partners unit hit £4bn valuation on London listing

Goldman Sachs has completed a float of assets from its private equity firm investment unit Petershill Partners valuing the business at about £4bn. The post Goldman Sachs sees Petershill Partners unit hit £4bn valuation on

Lexington Partners said to draw KKR interest as it mulls multibillion-dollar sale

Private equity secondaries giant Lexington Partners is reportedly preparing for a potential sale of its business, with buyout giant KKR said to be among interested bidders. The post Lexington Partners said to draw KKR interest

The top 5 questions for LPs to put to prospective renewables investment managers

With unprecedented growth in interest in renewables as an asset class amongst institutional investors, AltAssets asked Rosheen McGuckian, CEO of specialist European renewables investment manager NTR, to reveal the key questions LPs should be asking

Carlyle secondaries arm raises over $10bn across new flagship fund, co-investment vehicles

Carlyle's secondaries and fund of funds investment arm AlpInvest Partners has raised more than $10bn across a new flagship fund and co-investment vehicles.

PE, LP giants among signatories to new scheme promoting diversity and inclusion within industry

More than 40 LPs and GPs have signed up to a new initiative from the Institutional Limited Partners Association aimed at advancing diversity and inclusion across the private equity industry.

LPs eye secondary market as prep for post-Covid world – Coller Private Equity Barometer

More than half of private equity LPs are looking to make secondary deals over the next two years as investors prep for a post-Covid world, Coller Capital's latest annual Global Private Equity Barometer shows.

GPs must embrace proactive portfolio management tools now, or be left behind

As the coronavirus crisis continues to rage across the glove, private equity investors are being forced to think more carefully about managing their existing portfolios amid a volatile dealmaking market. AltAssets spoke to Eaton Partners'

Private wealth managers must urgently increase use of tech or be left behind by competitors

Private wealth managers need to urgently increase their use of technology or risk being left behind by competitors, research from fintech firm Delio suggests.

Macquarie continues infrastructure debt fund surge with €1.2bn sub-investment grade raise

Global infrastructure investment major Macquarie has hauled in about €1.2bn of new LP capital dedicated to investments in sub-investment grade infrastructure debt.

Second wave of Covid-19 biggest threat to fund managers eyeing LP capital – survey

LPs fears over a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic is the biggest threat to alternative asset fund managers looking to raise new capital, new research shows.

PE, VC fundraising remains at ‘full throttle’ despite LP pullback amid Covid-19

Private equity and venture capital fundraising efforts remain at full throttle despite a tightening up of LP commitments to alternatives in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, new research shows.

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