LPs
Reputational risk, early secondaries help assuage LP default fears
GPs that recently raised are the ones potentially more at risk, but market sources agree widespread defaults would be far-fetched
Vast majority of LPs satisfied with GP transparency – survey
Coller Capital's PE Barometer also reported LP concerns about forward-looking EBITDA add-backs
Third of LPs put fund commitments on hold – survey
Brackendale Consulting survey also revealed that 62% would commit to a fund without a personal visit
BBB appoints Lewis La Torre as interim CEO
In October 2019, Keith Morgan announced that he would be standing down from the role of CEO
Video: CPPIB's Delaney Brown on improved LP/GP relations
In the fourth of Unquote's Lockdown series, Delaney Brown, managing director of CPPIB, discusses improved GP/LP relations since lockdown began
Cambridge Associates opens Munich office
Office will be led by Alex Koriath, head of European pension practice and regional head for Germany
Impact investing: LP perspectives
Three European LPs discuss how they define impact, their favoured measurement metrics, and the kinds of managers they look for
BMO appoints Baxter and Burnet to board
Listed private equity investor is currently valued at £315 per share, at the time of publication
LGPS appoints Ross as CIO
Ross was previously deputy CIO and joined the company two years ago
Impact investing webinar: Capital Meets Conscience
Watch a virtual event on impact investing, with panellists including Bridges' Maggie Loo and Daniela Barone-Soares from Snowball
Video: OTPP's Topley discusses liquidity squeeze, GP discipline
Joe Topley, head of European funds at Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan, shares his LP perspective on the current state of the private equity market
DWS putting secondary capital to work in late-stage co-investments
Secondaries player has found that offering a mid-cycle co-invest can be an option for PE-backed assets to capitalise on opportunities
Cambridge Associates hires Gunnee
Gunee joins from Mercer, where he was a partner and head of fiduciary management
US pension fund pulls back private equity commitments
Milwaukee County reduces commitments to four private equity funds, from $79.5m to $63.5m
17Capital invests €100m preferred equity in European fund
Funds provided will enable the manager to invest further in their existing portfolio companies
CVC attracts big LP tickets for new flagship fund
GP is aiming to raise €17.5bn by a June deadline and is already raking in large commitments
Essling refocuses on co-invest and LBO, as co-founder departs
Michele Mezzarobba leaves the firm having co-founded it in 2017
Border to Coast bolsters alternatives expertise with new hire
Thelwell's appointment comes as BCPP is looking to expand its internal investment capabilities
Coronavirus: European LPs contemplate course corrections
LPs are not unanimous in their opinion of how the current pandemic will reshape ways of thinking
Capital Constellation enters partnership with Pollen Street
Capital Constellation will provide capital in a bid to support the continued growth of Pollen Street
Q&A: Cambridge Associates' Featherby on PE's time to shine
Very few managers will have net benefited from this crisis, says Featherby, but PE could still showcase its ability to outperform
LP Profile: Kåpan Pensioner
Mikael Falck, head of alternatives, discusses the Swedish pension fund's appetite and exposure to the asset class
French PE steps up gender diversity goals and monitoring
French private equity association France Invest launched its gender-parity charter at IPEM
New perspectives: How secondaries are reshaping PE's risk profile
With LPs increasingly hungry for PE, the boom of the secondaries market can shift perceptions around the risks associated with the asset class