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The firm signed 14 realisations last year and invested €4bn across funds, co-managing partners Supraj Rajagopalan, Bruno Schick and Jorge Quemada tell PEI.

Capital raised in Q1 2024 surpassed $176bn, a slight decrease on previous years, according to preliminary quarterly figures from PEI data.

The pace of deal-making recently is notable and it’s the distinct nature of insurance that’s especially enticing, write lawyers from Debevoise.

Sector-focused firms say they sit in an advantageous position with dry powder to deploy in a rising rate environment.

The firm gathered €1.5bn for its fund dedicated to the strategy, which will mainly target platform acquisitions in mid-market Europe.

For GPs, teaming up with strategic buyers and tapping assets on smaller listed indices could lead to an increase in public-to-private deals over the next year, say industry practitioners.

Mega buyouts made up nearly a third of total investment value for the period and was the only investment stage that grew annually, according to a report from Invest Europe.

The private equity industry must decide how its long-established fiduciary duty fits with a crisis like this.