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The Wire

Mar. 15, 2022

Meet our new reporters; plus GPI Capital targets $750m for second growth fund

Good morning, Hubsters. MK Flynn here with today’s Wire.

 

I’m delighted to introduce you to two new reporters who joined our PE Hub and Buyouts team this week:

 

Obey Martin Manayiti joined PE Hub as a reporter. Obey worked previously as a journalist at Alpha Media Holdings in Zimbabwe, Africa, where he was born and raised. He came to the US in 2019 to attend a fellowship at Harvard and then earned a master’s degree in business and journalism from Columbia University. Most recently, Obey covered retail for the Financial Times on a fellowship. He’s looking forward to working on “groundbreaking stories that will further engrave us as the best in the industry.”

 

Obey can be reached at: [email protected]

 

Gregg Gethard joined Buyouts as a reporter. Gregg is a financial journalist who spent the past several years working in public relations. He also teaches classes in public speaking and business writing. He has a master’s degree in Central and Eastern European Studies from La Salle University. Fun fact: Gregg moonlights as a part-time stand-up comedian and actor.

 

Gregg can be reached at: [email protected]

 

Both Obey and Gregg are looking to build up their sources and their knowledge of private equity. Reach out and say hello to them!

 

Follow-up pool. GPI Capital, launched in 2016 by former executives at Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, is targeting $750 million for its second fund, a source told Buyouts.

 

Read the full story here.

 

Women’s History Month. In the Wire throughout March, we’re highlighting the dealmakers PE Hub and Buyouts named Women in private equity: The class of 2022.

 

Today, let’s take a look at Jennifer Ding, principal, Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe, profiled by Iris.

 

Ding is a “renaissance person,” writes Iris. “From her formidable résumé in private equity to her versatility as an accomplished musician, watercolor artist and avid hip-hop and jazz dancer, the 33-year-old Harvard Business School grad seems to tackle everything in her life with a fierce drive to succeed.”

 

For more, read the whole report, in which we profile 10 stellar dealmakers.

 

That’s all for today. Chris writes the Wire on Wednesdays, so I’ll see you Thursday.

 

All the best,

MK

 

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Also of note (may require subscriptions)

KKR is bullish on an M&A surge in 2022, with bilateral deals deemed the safer route as investors flee high-risk public listings. (Private Equity International)

 

In a primer for readers ("The New Financial Supermarkets"), the New York Times explains that while "private-equity firms were once niche players serving big clients," they're now "trying to be everything to everyone."