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Greater deal selectivity and a preference for lower valuation multiples means most independent sponsors seek returns that are higher than deals from traditional funds, research from Headway Capital Partners has found.

GPs have to generate more cashflow and up their value creation game to make deals work, according to Bain & Co's Global Private Equity Report 2026.

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is increasing minimum market capitalisation for companies listed in its Growth Market section to ¥10bn by 2030.

Schroders Capital, the private capital arm of Schroders, manages more than $25bn in private equity assets.

While CVs are a paradigm-shifting innovation, the industry must be relentless in the pursuit of fairness and integrity when using them, writes Jeremy Coller, chief investment officer and managing partner at Coller Capital.

BC Partners will retain some economic interest in its $1bn inaugural real estate fund, with a 17-strong team joining Proprium, PEI understands.

Private equity managers are once again hoping to break the dealmaking dam in the year ahead.

While deal volume figures from earlier this year looked gloomy, data from the third quarter suggests activity may be picking up.

Japan is KKR’s second-largest private equity investment destination, with India also in the top four, co-chief Joseph Bae told an HKMA event in Hong Kong.

Blackstone uses a traffic light system to evaluate an asset's potential exposure to AI disruption risk, president Jon Gray told delegates at an HKMA event on Tuesday.