Stay updated with breaking news from Side Letter. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
A US conservative association has claimed that pension funds are better off excluding ESG considerations from their investment decisions. Plus: how Baring Private Equity Asia intends to stay aligned with LPs after its upcoming acquisition by EQT and more evidence of PE's contribution to job creation. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Side Letter has got its hands on a sneak preview of PEI's upcoming interview with Blackstone president and COO Jon Gray. Plus: Why LPs facing allocation issues should pay attention to Wisconsin and impact investing gets a new measurement tool. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
US insurer Kaiser Permanente, winner of Private Equity International's North American LP of the Year 2021, is nearly through selling a portfolio of LP stakes worth about $1.5 billion, affiliate title Buyouts reports (registration required). Kaiser brought around $3 billion worth of stakes to the market with the intention of transacting on about half of that to ensure strong pricing on what got done, Side Letter understands. The stakes were roughly half buyout and half credit, including the likes of KKR, Warburg Pincus, TPG and Equistone Partners. Unlike some other large transa...
Japan's newest LP giant has tapped another of the country's leading investors. Plus: CVC is said to prefer Amsterdam for its expected listing and Warburg Pincus gets quizzed over its latest flagship. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
Blackstone's Jon Gray believes the second-order effects of the Ukraine crisis may vindicate its recent investment strategy. Plus: Rede is aiming to fill the white space left by Asia's placement agent shake up and an update on the Abraaj saga, courtesy of the SEC. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.