Joe Marsh

Climate risk, DEI and other sustainability factors are still a focus for many investors – and GPs, it seems – despite the recent backlash against ESG, shows our LP Perspectives 2026 Study.

While the private debt secondaries market has the potential to outstrip its private equity equivalent, portfolio due diligence is becoming more important than ever, our LP Perspectives 2026 Study finds.

Ashish Goyal will move on at the end of the year, joining other APAC departures from the $100bn pension fund and its Canadian peers, affiliate title PEI has learned.

Germany’s Perpetual and Lithuania’s Willgrow are targeting new or niche areas of illiquid credit, as double-digit returns get harder to come by from the asset class.

The British GP has relocated a senior executive to lead the Singapore desk and added two staff to support him amid asset managers’ growing focus on targeting wealthy clients.

The incumbent has left the Hong Kong-based firm, which has a $46.5bn investment portfolio, after a seven-year tenure.

Private debt lead Natalia Shelestovych says the €231bn assets under management reinsurer is considering developed Asia and secondaries as investment opportunities.

Investors from German insurer Munich Re to Lithuanian family office Willgrow are jumping into the nascent asset class or considering doing so.

The private markets giant has made the hire as part of its drive to raise more capital from insurers, Private Debt Investor has learned.  

The asset manager is also recruiting for an equivalent North America role as it looks to raise more capital from insurers.