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Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Sotheby's to PEbay
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team discusses the evolution in the secondary market
Blockchain heralds crypto's second coming
Following the launch of the first securitised token offering to retail investors in the UK, Unquote explores the potential for future VC involvement
Searchlight to hold first close for third fund
The fund, with a $2.75bn target size, is expected to have a final close by mid-2019
LP Profile: Flexstone
Eric Deram talks to Unquote about plans to launch a global fund initiative dedicated to co-investment
ICG hires Carlyle's Bain
New recruit leaves her role as managing director at Carlyle after 18 years with the firm
Unquote Private Equity Podcast: Training a PE heavyweight
Listen to the latest episode of the Unquote Private Equity Podcast, in which the team looks at what it takes to bulk up a brand ahead of fundraising
Korea Post hunts for secondary PE managers
Korean LP is interested in closed-end commingled funds with a minimum size of $1bn
Annual Buyout Review: aggregate value reaches new peak
Unquote's lastest Annual Buyout Review, offering in-depth statistical analysis of European buyout activity in 2018, is now available to download
Comment: Is your data strategy offensive enough?
3i digital director Simon Andersen shares his insight on how companies and their PE backers can best leverage the growing amounts of available data
Marlborough pension awards FoF mandate
Unquote has learned that the $172m pension fund has split the mandate evenly between two firms
PE to continue enjoying strong tailwinds, says Carlyle's Rubenstein
Speaking at the Invest Europe Investors' Forum in Geneva yesterday, Rubenstein said he does not foresee PE's current run of form ending soon
Riverside promotes Langer to managing partner
Langer will succeed Tony Cabral, who will remain a senior member of the REF investment committee
US pension fund backs new Inflexion Enterprise fund
IMRF has invested 4.7% of its portfolio to alternatives, versus a target allocation of 7%
Novalpina holds €1bn final close for debut fund
Novalpina Capital Partners I intends to make between seven and nine equity investments of тЌ75-200m
Equistone hires four for investment team
Hubert van Wolfswinkel and Julia Brunswicker join the Munich office from Montagu and DBAG
TowerBrook acquires minority stake in GBA Group
Second minority investment in a founder-led business in the UK for the private equity house
Omers Ventures launches in Europe
Omers Ventures currently manages CAD 800m, and has previously invested in Shopify and Hopper
TSG launches in London
TSG has previously made investments in European companies including Revolution Beauty and BrewDog
Ohio pension invests $40m in PE funds
US pension has targeted $80m for new private markets commitments through the rest of 2019
Bifurcation in European fundraising: beat the traffic
Recent years have seen the growing polarisation of fundraising fortunes for GPs, with established managers able to raise faster than their peers
New Hampshire Uni to triple PE exposure
University would need to make new commitments of $18m per year to match its target allocation
TRS backs Astorg fund
TRS has invested 12.5% of its portfolio to private equity, versus a target of 15%
Calpers set to restructure its PE programme
Review of Pillar III and IV seeks scaling private equity exposure and a more cost-effective model
MUFG expands PE and Real Assets team
MUFG hires Citco Group's Andrew Stewart to drive the growth of the asset classes in EMEA