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  • Vanilla or chocolate? How do you like your fund terms?
    FundsMarine Cole- 5 October 2017

    Despite the buoyant fundraising market, it still pays for private equity firms to give LPs options on terms.

  • Are European investors risking an overdose?
    Private Equity Deals & TransactionsPEI Staff- 5 October 2017

    There were no shortage of takers for the debt financing backing the buyout of German drugs firm Stada, despite concerns over the structure.

  • Inside a long-term fund
    Private Equity News & AnalysisAdam Le- 29 September 2017

    Bain Capital spin-out Core Equity Holdings on its €1bn debut long-term fund and why the traditional PE model is set for an overhaul.

  • Debt special: waiting for a downturn
    FundsAlex Lynn- 25 September 2017

    Private equity managers are building war chests as they prepare for the market to sink, but forecasting when it will happen is tricky.

  • Which LPs could be affected by the Toys R Us collapse?
    InvestorsPEI Staff- 20 September 2017

    The toy retailer – owned by KKR, Bain Capital and Vornado – filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday.

  • How Cove Hill raised a $1bn debut fund in three months
    FundsMarine Cole- 12 September 2017

    Bain Capital veteran Andrew Balson tells Private Equity International why he focused his fundraising on endowments, foundations and family offices and didn’t offer co-investment opportunities.

  • Distressed debt funds lie in wait for recession
    Private Equity Deals & TransactionsAlex Lynn- 6 September 2017

    Private equity managers are building war chests as they prepare for the next market downturn, but there is no telling when that might be.

  • Bain Capital raises $557m
    PEI Staff- 6 September 2017

    View the latest capital raises

  • Future Fund to hit $158bn by 2027
    Nia Tam- 1 September 2017

    The Australian SWF has lowered its expected return range by 0.5% for the next 10 years, as it says investors have been ‘squeezed up the risk curve’.

  • Take-privates back in fashion
    Alex Lynn- 1 August 2017

    A number of high-profile acquisitions of publicly listed companies underscore a growing trend.