Side Letter: Valuations, Manulife goes manager, PG cool on Asian opps

The gloves are on: it's PEI's CFO and COO Forum week in New York and sub-zero temperatures will be countered by hot discussion about the business of running a private fund firm. Plus, Manulife's conversion to PE fund manager continues and Partners Group is cautious on Asia. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.