Adam Le

Private Equity International

DoL proposal shows PE’s true democratisation won’t be straightforward

By: Adam Le

The six factors fiduciaries should consider when adding alts to 401(k) and other DC plans, as highlighted by the US Labor Department this week, are areas even the most sophisticated institutional investors can find tricky to navigate.

Private Equity International

Geopolitics is leaving its mark on PE

By: Adam Le

Developments on the international stage are already reshaping deal activity and fundraising inflows.

Semi-liquids’ valuation conundrum

By: Adam Le

Apollo chief executive Marc Rowan’s comments this week point to a messy situation involving three of private markets’ hottest trends.

Private Equity International

Partners Group targets long-hold and yield 'white space' with new PE strategy

By: Adam Le

The Total Return Strategy plans to hold businesses for up to 12 years and will focus on immediate cash yield in addition to long-term equity appreciation.

Private Equity International

Shifting gear: GPs adapt to the new normal

By: Adam Le

Longer hold periods and lower distribution rates mean LPs can expect managers to offer alpha-delivering strategies via increasingly differentiated ways.

Private Equity International

CalPERS promotes Orlich to oversee private markets portfolio

By: Adam Le

Anton Orlich, architect of the US pension giant's PE turnaround, will now also oversee its private credit, real estate, infrastructure and other alternative programmes.

Private Equity International

A question of benchmarking

By: Adam Le

Institutional investors are right to be increasingly curious about the best ways to evaluate their PE portfolio performance.

Venture Capital Journal

Anne Glover: AI will turn some SaaS providers into dinosaurs

By: Adam Le

In this podcast, Amadeus Capital Partners' chief executive, who is known as the godmother of European venture capital, speaks with PEI's Adam Le about what the AI boom means for investors and more.

Private Equity International

Sweden's Alecta: Purchase multiples are the new DPI

By: Adam Le

Some managers have begun pledging to return at least 1x capital after five years, Jonas Nyquist, head of alternatives at the €126.7bn pension, tells PEI.

Private Equity International

The ‘open survival ending’ is where most zombie funds are likely headed

By: Adam Le

Until the PE exit environment improves, (unnaturally) long life funds will continue to multiply.