Sabrina Willmer
Stories by Sabrina Willmer
Pension funds question PE firms’ return inflating methods
The dispute centers on a common -- and legal -- practice: To make an investment, private equity funds are increasingly borrowing against clients’ co
TPG seeks to raise $1.5b to bet on tech firms staying private
The fund will focus on technology, media and telecommunications companies.
BlackRock said to seek $2.5b for private credit fund
The fund, which can either directly lend to businesses or invest in the credit of companies facing distress, has raised $1.5 billion so far.
TPG said to target $11b for next flagship buyout fund
TPG is also launching a sidecar healthcare pool with a target of $2.5 billion and is likely to split the main fund’s healthcare deals on a 50-50 bas
US pension fund CalPERS in talks with BlackRock to outsource PE business
The largest US pension fund is seeking to control fees and offset anaemic returns.
Carlyle said to seek $15b for US buyout fund
This could be the largest pool ever focused on buyouts in the region.
Harvard close to finalising PE, real estate fund sale
Harvard aims to offload over $2 billion of assets.
Blackrock planning Asian PE fund of funds pool
The new pool, which does not yet have a fundraising target, will be the first Asian-focused pool raised by BlackRock since its acquisition of Swiss R
