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The current debate about whether the inflation spike we are seeing is ‘transitory’ should be reframed as ‘reflation vs sustained inflation’, according to Commonfund’s Ryan Driscoll.

Several placement agents in Asia have used the pandemic as an opportunity to pursue other avenues, such as moving in-house to GPs.

What pandemic? The industry’s 300 largest firms raised a record $2.25 trillion in fresh capital over the past five years.

Only 10% of Asian PE deals had insurance last year, versus 80% of those in North America.

Appetite for exposure to assets via co-investments and single-asset secondaries defied the pandemic last year.

The data from Burgiss Group looks at 11,000 private capital funds representing more than $8.1trn in committed capital.

The $74bn alternatives manager is seeking approval for another office in the region, its 11th worldwide.

Malaysia’s four largest public investors, representing about $400bn of AUM, have developed an appetite for private equity.

Blue Owl’s creation follows Altimar shareholder approval and the court’s denial of Sixth Street’s bid to block the deal.

'We shouldn’t be afraid of inflation or volatility because it does create opportunities,' Denise Le Gal, chair of Brunel Pension Partnership, said at PEI’s Women in Private Markets Networking Day.