Private Equity

Value Creation

Antin bets on data centers, wildfire control with High Performance Helicopters deal

Antin is planning to scale HPH through roll-ups, as the market is highly fragmented.

3 min read · 06 October 2026

Why growth and buyout strategies are becoming harder to distinguish

A more pressing need for control and operational value creation is blurring the lines between the two strategies.

4 min read · 22 September 2026

Mid-market CEOs demand more from GPs

Capital alone is no longer the deciding factor for management teams evaluating potential GP partners, argued CEOs from Eurazeo, Astorg and Ridgepost at an industry event on Wednesday.

2 min read · 10 September 2026

PE's exit backlog is a readiness problem

GPs must ensure portfolio company boards can answer diligence questions cleanly and quickly at a moment's notice, writes PwC partner Gregory Bournet.

4 min read · 08 September 2026

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The operating partner delusion

Private equity’s operating business needs fewer ornamental experts, fewer fashionable titles and more teeth, writes Lee McCabe of Claymore Partners.

4 min read · 27 August 2026

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The sports private equity playbook: critical communications considerations

Firms that treat sports like any other investment discover, at considerable cost, that scrutiny from media, fans and regulators demands a fundamentally different approach, write partner Taylor Ingraham and managing director Max Rayden of ASC Advisors.

5 min read · 17 August 2026

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The new rules of fundraising

The shape of a fund matters, but the trust between a manager and its investors matters more, write Fraser van Rensburg and Warren Hibbert, of Asante Capital.

4 min read · 06 July 2026

Fengate's Jennifer Pereira: Lower mid-market is resilient, driven by operational improvement

'Today’s environment rewards cash discipline, pricing power, operational rigor and leadership maturity.'

4 min read · 29 June 2026

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The private equity AI advantage is built by operators

AI is not a one-time deployment – new capabilities emerge constantly, vendors evolve rapidly and use cases continue to expand, thus raising the bar for execution, writes Russ Roenick, co-founder and managing partner of Transom Capital Group.

4 min read · 25 June 2026

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Your value creation plan is not the problem – your operating model is

The firms that perform are not the ones with the most compelling theses. They are the ones with the most disciplined execution.

4 min read · 29 May 2026

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