Hannah Zhang

Canada’s second-largest pension fund has been actively deploying to mid-market managers across North America, Europe and Asia.

At PEI’s annual Women in Private Markets Summit in New York, LPs discussed the power dynamic with GPs and what they expect from managers they work with.

The California pension has been monitoring GPs’ efforts to reduce carbon emission through an annual survey and a colour-coded system to categorise private equity-owned assets.

The Triago founder speaks with Private Equity International on the back of the sale of his firm to Houlihan Lokey.

Blackstone’s move to combine its GP stakes and secondaries businesses raises questions about how players in both markets should address potential conflicts of interests.

Data from Wafra shows the market has more capacity than many would assume.

GPs are facing more significant DPI challenges than ever, despite valuations having returned to a steady state, according to the direct secondaries specialist's founder David Wachter.

With Kaiser Permanente returning to market with its third billion-plus portfolio in as many years and more first-timers taking the plunge, secondaries players are hopeful more LPs will take a regular approach to the strategy in the years to come.

Smaller managers are under pressure to commit to their own funds as LPs seek stability in a volatile market.

The firm will focus on active ownership in PE and expansion across geographies, as well as in the private wealth sector, CEO Christian Sinding tells PEI.