The True Face of Private Equity

As the former head of one of the world’s largest investors in the private equity asset class, as well as a former senior official with the Institutional Limited Partners Association, John Breen has authoritative views on the benefits of the asset class, as well as the improvements it needs to undergo in order to win more investors and better regulatory treatment.

In an exclusive interview with Privcap, Breen discusses the value that he and his team tried to create on behalf of the millions of pensioners who are the ultimate clients of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board. He also discusses the need for a light regulatory touch, the ability of sophisticated LPs to walk away from bad partnerships, and the ILPA mandate.