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Franklin Templeton, Asia Alternatives to launch fund-of-funds
Joint venture, called Franklin Templeton Private Equity (FTPE), will be headed by Arthur Wang
Private equity in the age of digitalisation
Unquote and Taylor Wessing bring together leading tech-focused PE practitioners to discuss modern challenges and opportunities
EQT Credit hires Suzana Peric
Peric will be based in London and will focus on the firm's credit opportunities strategy
League table of placement agents: a clarification
While the data highlighted is based on searches made on Unquote Data, it was run and published without our involvement
Pomona closes ninth fund on $1.8bn hard-cap
Fund was launched in November 2016 and held a first close on $850m in March 2017
Investec hires UniCredit's Bachtler
Former Unicredit director Joerg Bachtler joins Investec's institutional sales group team
Partners Group appoints David Layton as co-CEO
Layton, the current head of private equity, will replace Christoph Rubeli from 1 January 2019
PE-backed IPOs hit nine-year low
Of the 617 European exits so far this year, only 17 have been IPOs, equivalent to 2.7%
Maples and Calder appoints seven new partners
Firm also appoints three counsel in its Cayman Islands and Dublin offices
Silverfleet holds first close on €110m for smaller fund
Fund has set a target of тЌ250m, which it expects to reach before the end of the year
Healthcare under observation among European GPs
Digitalisation and vendors that are increasingly receptive to PE are providing opportunities in the sector
Weekly round-up: PE hot for insurance sector; French mid-cap seeks new approaches; and more
Catch up on essential news and features from this past week with our round-up of industry analysis
BC-backed Keter buys Adams Manufacturing
Adams Manufacturing's shareholders will reinvest a portion of the proceeds into a stake in Keter
PE outperforms other alternatives for foundations – report
More than 220 foundations participated in the study, representing around $104bn of assets
Mercer acquires Pavilion Financial
As part of Mercer, Pavilion's clients will have access to the firm's investment capabilities
Canson raises $100m to invest in Thomson Reuters buyout
Vehicle will be used to co-invest in Blackstone's $20bn buyout of the Financial and Risk division
Florida pension fund PE returns beat benchmark
Private equity has driven results for the entire portfolio, which returned 8.98% for the same period
European secondaries up 50% year-on-year – report
Western Europe deals saw the largest increase in H1 compared with other geographies, says Setter
PE drives returns for Maryland pension fund
Public pension fund has also increased its allocation to private equity to 12.5%
Private assets spurring returns for CPPIB
Investment portfolio has generated 1.8% of annualised net nominal returns for the first quarter
Felicis closes sixth fund on $270m
Felicis has a global investment mandate and has previously invested in 40 countries
PE hot for insurance sector
Dealflow and aggregate value in the insurance sector has surpassed its post-crisis annual peak before the end of the third quarter of 2018
Calper's committee to revise PE programme
Investment committee will also discuss whether to extend its contracts with its investment consultants
Nystrs considering further European fund commitments
US pension fund has increased the number of active partnerships in its private equity portfolio