Carlyle Group’s head of impact Megan Starr and Ukrainian private equity firm Horizon Capital deserve special mention in this year’s PEI Awards 2021.
Growing numbers of GPs are looking at NAV loans as a tool to fund distributions and boost IRRs before returning to a red-hot market. They should think carefully first.
Separately managed accounts could stand to win from the US regulator’s bid to promote transparency around preferential fund terms.
The devil is in the detail when it comes to the US regulator’s proposals to level the playing field in private markets.
Carlyle Group’s partnership with distribution platforms iCapital and Allfunds this week is the latest example of firms wanting to tap the private wealth market.
Industry stakeholders are recognising the advantages of working together to develop standardised frameworks for ESG target-setting, data collection and reporting.
Proposals for a new UK exchange that would allow privately held businesses to list and trade their shares on a periodic basis could have exciting implications for retail investors and DC pension schemes alike.
The UK’s National Security and Investment Act is unlikely to translate into diminished overseas appetites for domestic assets.
A subdued fundraising environment belies soaring investment activity as the pandemic catalyses many of the dynamics that have traditionally drawn private capital to emerging markets.
Read up on what executives from Vista, Blackstone, Skandia, Advent and more want and expect from the year ahead.