Middle East & North Africa

PE funds raised $702bn between Q1 and Q3 2026, around $101bn or 17% more than the same period in 2025.

The firm started raising the strategy in Q2 and aims to reach final close by Q1 next year as more funds emerge in this space, Private Equity International has learned.

In today's edition, Panellists explain how to unblock the UK's investment pipeline; Continuation vehicle performance is becoming easier to dissect; Gulf-based BlueFive's HNWI connections.

Investindustrial, one of Europe’s most distinctive mid-market franchises, will face the dual challenge of succession implementation and sustainably expanding beyond its Southern European roots. How does the firm plan to tackle these changes?

In today's edition, Blackstone's Schwarzman touts the US AI opportunity; ADIA backs a Saudi endowment's LP-led; Why the UK could go from 'net zero' to 'not zero'.

The sovereign fund can write tickets up to $2bn per transaction, Josh Zhou, head of healthcare private equity for North America, tells PEI.

Last year marked the first time Abu Dhabi Investment Authority made no change to its private equity allocation range in five years.

In today's edition, Evergreens are creating co-investment conflicts; One of Canada's most influential LPs heads to the Middle East; Women earn significantly less carried interest than men in the UK.