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The Paris Based Private Equity Firm Ardian Raises Over $20bn For Secondaries Fund

Private Equity Insights

Over the past decade investors increased their allocation to less liquid private market assets, including buyout funds and real estate, in the hunt for higher returns. The trend turbocharged the growth of secondary funds that offer the likes of pension funds the chance to exit such investments early if they need to.

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Pension fund invests in Morgan Stanley’s $1bn climate fund

Private Equity Insights

AP Pension has invested in a Morgan Stanley fund that aims to reduce carbon emissions by 1GT ahead of 2050. Danish pension fund AP Pension has invested in the Morgan Stanley 1 Gigaton fund, which aims to remove one gigaton of CO2-equivalent emissions from the Earth’s atmosphere by 2050.

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I Squared Weighs Stake Sale in $1bn India’s Think Gas

Private Equity Insights

The private equity firm is working with an adviser to sell as much as a 30% stake in Think Gas, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the information is private. The asset could attract investment funds and pension funds, the people said.

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JPMorgan targets private credit firm to boost $3.6tn asset management arm

Private Equity Insights

Last January, Bloomberg reported that JPMorgan’s investment bank had allocated over $10bn of its balance sheet for direct lending and was focused on forming partnerships with asset managers to collaborate on private credit deals. Source: Private Equity Wire Can’t stop reading?

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Here's Why 1 Investment Bank Says Blackstone Just Hit a "Major Milestone"

The Motley Fool

Blackstone's unique investment business Blackstone manages investments for big money managers, including pension funds and institutional investors, and its $1 trillion in AUM makes it one of the largest asset managers in the world. What sets Blackstone apart from competitors is its investing style.

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GrowthCurve Capital successfully concludes the first fund, raising a total of $1.4bn

Private Equity Insights

GrowthCurve Capital has held the final close of its inaugural private equity fund, GrowthCurve Capital Partners I, with total capital commitments of $1.4bn for the fund and related co-investment vehicles. Japan’s Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. SMBC), Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), and.

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Lazard taps Guggenheim banker for PE dealmaking

Private Equity Wire

This new hire is part of Lazard’s broader initiative to enhance its business with private equity firms. At Guggenheim, Haydon served as Senior Managing Director in financial sponsor investment banking. At Guggenheim, Haydon served as Senior Managing Director in financial sponsor investment banking.