Helen de Beer
Helen de Beer is the editor of Private Equity International’s print edition. She joined PEI Group in 2021, coming from a background of financial, tech and travel publishing: she previously served as editor of World Finance and Business Destinations magazines and, later, head of print at World News Media. She graduated from the University of Birmingham and is based in PEI’s London office.
Growth in the retail space could come to the detriment of traditional LPs and their investment interests, says the Institutional Limited Partners Association.
Managers hoping to raise capital from Latin America’s vast and growing investor base would be wise to do their homework.
The Middle East and North Africa region has become increasingly attractive to managers as they attempt to tap its massive stock of sovereign wealth fund capital.
‘I don’t expect a Blackstone stadium any time soon,’ president and COO Jonathan Gray says on the firm's Q3 2025 earnings call.
The unit will sit within the firm's $280bn private wealth business and will focus on broadening retirement savers’ access to private markets.
Reputational risk and a lack of fund opportunities are just two of the blockades investors must be equipped for.
While Australia’s massive supers allocate much of their capital overseas, the domestic PE industry is seeing increased interest from international LPs.
Speaking at the BVCA Summit 2025, the UK's top finance minister says Britain's private equity industry is going to play a critical role in driving economic growth.
The firm still believes 2025 has the potential to be a well-performing vintage year, according to its chief executive.
Private equity managers are flocking to the secondaries market, but success in buyouts doesn’t automatically guarantee an easy ride.