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Retailisation of PE: Why embracing innovation will be key

Opening private markets to retail investors comes with specific challenges around structuring and tax in Europe, write PwC’s Frida Karlsson and Femke van der Zeijden.

Longer hold periods stretch GPs’ plans

LPs have started raising concerns about their GPs’ value creation plans for those portfolio companies sitting within older funds, writes Giovanni Legorano. So, are long-held assets receiving enough TLC?

Patience is a virtue when PE distributions are in limbo

The industry might be waiting for a while for distributions to return to prior levels, write John Haggerty and Luke Riela of Meketa Investment Group.

Evergreen funds: What are the liquidity and fund structuring considerations?

Managers launching evergreen vehicles need to be well versed in fund domicile regulations and ensure appropriate investor protection mechanisms are in place, writes Veronica Aroutiunian, a partner at Loyens & Loeff Luxembourg.

How private equity can capture political trust without losing its edge

Firms need to demonstrate real-world returns and engage earlier with regulators and ministers, writes Gareth Davies, former UK Exchequer Secretary.

How global PE firms can access China’s private wealth market

GPs willing to navigate China's Qualified Domestic Limited Partner programme could benefit from rising HNWI appetites for cross-border alternative investments, write partners from law firm Fangda.

Getting in on the M&A action

Consolidation in the alternative asset management industry is creating opportunities for GP stake investors and their portfolios, argue DC Advisory’s Hal Ritch, Donato de Donato and Jacob Berman.

Six CV missteps and how to avoid them

There are parallels between today’s secondaries market and the M&A market at large, writes Jonathan Graham, Lincoln International's head of private funds advisory Europe.

Co-investment strikes the fetters from private equity investing

Co-investment is a chance to seize opportunities that don’t fit the all-too-often narrow strictures of traditional private equity fund investment; fear of style drift misses this point, argues Houlihan Lokey's Matt Swain.

Antoine Dréan's 10 outrageous predictions for private equity in 2025

BlackRock partners with Shopify, Coller Capital launches a niche fund and EQT and Vista are acquired, according to the investment veteran's latest fictional forecast.