| Women in Private Equity: The Class of 2022; Sherrese Clarke Soares, founder of HarbourView, sets the tempo Good morning, Hubsters. MK Flynn here with this morning’s Wire.
Today, all of us at PE Hub and Buyouts are pleased to present the 10 outstanding dealmakers we have named Women in Private Equity: The Class of 2022! Sherrese Clarke Soares, founder of HarbourView Equity Partners, sets the tempo for women aspiring to the C-suite.
You can watch a video conversation between Clarke Soares and Karl here.
Read the full story for more profiles of PE pros on our list, including Angela Zhang, director, GI Partners; Ruulke Bagijn, head of investment solutions, Carlyle Group; Clara Jackson, director, TA Associates; and Amy Christensen, partner, Vistria Group.
And in a companion piece, contributor Eamon Murphy explores the impact of covid on women in private equity.
Throughout the week, we’ll be featuring more of the profiles in the Wire.
And on behalf of our whole team – Chris, Karl, Kirk, Iris, Aaron and myself – congratulations to this year’s Women of Private Equity!
Chris writes the Wire on Wednesday, so I’ll be back on the keyboard Thursday.
Until then, MK
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Also of note (may require subscriptions) One of the industry’s most active limited partners, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, is selling a big portfolio (some $2.2 billion) of stakes in private equity funds, including exposure in Apollo Global Management, sources told Buyouts.
Wind Point Partners, recently backed by Petershill Partners, Goldman Sachs’ GP stakes platform, is seeking $1.7 billion for a 10th flagship buyout fund. (Buyouts)
There has been a surge of interest in the retail investor channel, with fund managers launching new products and hiring specialist resources. But concerns such as transparency and liquidity form a challenging background for those on both the investor and asset management sides. (Private Debt Investor)
Private Equity International released its annual awards, celebrating the industry’s standout firms and highlighting their contributions to the worlds of fundraising, secondaries and more. This year’s industry-voted awards recognise the achievements of GPs, investors and advisory firms across more than 70 categories, spanning the Americas, Asia-Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
"KKR co-founders Henry Kravis and George Roberts each earned more than $100mn in 2021 as buoyant financial markets caused the private equity group’s profits to soar." (Financial Times)
"Hackers are turning their attention to midsize acquisition targets, presenting a risk for private equity, venture capital and other deal makers that often invest in them." (Wall Street Journal)
"Founder-focused private-equity firm Accel-KKR has closed on $1.35 billion for its latest growth-capital fund amid a frenzy of investment firms collecting money earmarked for the technology sector." (WSJ Pro)
"A consolidation push among U.S. oil-and-gas producers is creating opportunities for private-equity firms to sell energy companies after years of slow exit activity in the industry—a trend that has been particularly visible among businesses operating in the gas-rich Haynesville Shale region in the South." (Wall Street Journal)
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They said it “LPs are telling the GPs, you need to be more diverse, not for diversity’s sake, but we believe it leads to better returns.” — Amy Christensen, partner, Vistria Group
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