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The growth of special purpose acquisition companies last year added more than $40bn to the pile of capital chasing buyout deals, according to the consulting firm's latest report.

New guidelines clear away a web of no-action letters and provide new guidance, possibly opening up the opportunity for private funds to innovate, but coming with their own complexities.

The firm plans to seed new strategies in India with its balance sheet before raising additional blind-pool fund products, its new country head Harsh Shethia tells PEI.

Controversial Your Future, Your Super changes will remove an exemption to asset disclosure that has allowed superfunds to avoid revealing the value of some unlisted assets.

2021 marks the year products aimed at tapping the defined contribution market see the light of day. Increased interest in such vehicles suggests more are soon to come.

The listed giant's private equity and infrastructure groups are expected to launch follow-up flagship vintages in the next 12 months, according to Bruce Flatt.

The latest vehicle is 60% larger than its predecessor, which raised $10bn including GP commitment in 2017.

The move benefits shareholders and fund limited partners by enhancing transparency around how its compensation pool is formed, CFO Robert Lewin said on the firm's earnings call Tuesday.

The growth investor raised over $10bn last year across its sixth flagship and a debut fund for minority stakes.

In PEI's 2020 Investor Report, dig deeper into how investors are operating in the market with our full-year analysis of investor activity.