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PEI Private Equity Awards 2026: Send us your highlights!

Submit your firm's achievements in fundraising, advisory services and exits by Friday, November 20, 2026.

6 min read · 05 November 2026

Fundraising

Braemont Capital raises $531m-plus for Fund II

The fund has surpassed its predecessor, which raised $502m.

2 min read · 10 November 2026

Side Letter: Terms of endearment

Alignment takes center stage in a capital-constrained CV market; Manulife IM (finally) makes progress on its Asia third-party business.

3 min read · 10 November 2026

Bridgepoint taps former RAF chief in €1bn defense strategy launch

Sir Michael Wigston, who served as Chief of the Air Staff in the Royal Air Force, will join as partner as the firm eyes assets in the European lower mid-market.

4 min read · 10 November 2026

Stacking up: How PE performs in each region

A look at how US, European and Asia-Pacific private equity markets differ on annualized returns, excess returns, EV-EBITDA multiples and volatility.

2 min read · 10 November 2026

Louisiana Teachers prepared for downturn with new PE allocation

The pension cut its private equity and venture capital allocations by a combined 7% last month.

2 min read · 09 November 2026

Side Letter: Exits and earnings

Carlyle is exiting assets at 'nearly double the industry average,' per chief executive Harvey Schwartz, and StepStone says rates stability key to unlocking PE logjam.

3 min read · 09 November 2026

Private Take: Reading beyond the scoreboard

Strong headline numbers are hiding a widening gap between winners and losers – across sectors, within sectors and within portfolios, writes Mark Benedetti, co-CEO of Ardian.

4 min read · 09 November 2026

Fundraising

Altamont Capital Partners to launch $750m fifth fund

In 2020 the firm stepped back from healthcare and consumer sectors and narrowed its investment focus to industrials, financial and business services.

2 min read · 05 November 2026

Side Letter: Markdowns, moratoriums

Software marks are seeing a 'much higher revaluation downwards', but the market has 'overreacted', says Alternative Credit Council head Jiří Król.

2 min read · 05 November 2026

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