Carmela Mendoza

Europe's Apheon returns 2x average DPI after liquidating third flagship

The Brussels-headquartered buyout shop, formerly known as Ergon Capital, reopened Fund III in 2016 to introduce new external capital via a stapled secondary.

France's Access Capital on plans for 2024: 'We like to be a big investor in smaller funds'

The Paris-based manager is set to be back in the market with its sophomore secondaries fund in early 2025, following closes for its flagship and emerging manager funds.

BC Partners generated around €9bn of proceeds over past year and a half

Exit activity across the industry will continue to pick up over the second half of this year, says the firm’s chairman of Europe Nikos Stathopoulos.

Succession, sports, social good all areas of focus for family offices – Goldman Sachs 

Family offices want to make more investments that unify passion and community beyond financial returns, according to Anushka Gupta, head of Americas at the bank’s family office unit.

How Schroders Capital built its AI platform for private markets

The $94bn asset manager is set to roll out its Generative AI Investment Analyst across primaries, secondaries and other asset classes, CIO Nils Rode and head of private assets data insights Graham Taylor tell PEI.

Triton spin-out KLAR secures €870m for latest offering

The European mid-market manager gathered almost 40% more for KLAR Partners II than its debut vehicle.

GPs up fund-level borrowing to optimise management and performance

Higher caps for borrowing limits and more flexibility on fund life extensions are among fund terms trends in a difficult fundraising market, according to Proskauer.

Mega-firms and their flagship funds: Who's likely to be back in market?

At least four of the 20 largest private equity firms are back in market with flagship funds this year.

Closing the carry 'loophole' could open a set of bigger problems

Debates on increasing tax on carried interest shouldn’t ignore the wider contribution private equity brings to economies.

The importance of alignment in secondaries

As lines blur between secondaries and co-investments, a strong rationale remains critical to LPs accepting continuation vehicles, say panelists at PEI Group’s NEXUS summit.