Clayton, Dubilier & Rice

The financial services space is ripe for value-additive consolidation, say CD&R’s David Winokur, Dan Glaser and Walt Bettinger.

The global fundraising market saw its most muted first half since the covid-19 pandemic with $383.6bn raised in H1 2025, according to PEI data.

Megafunds raised between Q1-Q3 this year include vehicles by CVC Capital Partners, Apollo, Permira and Warburg Pincus.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice Fund XII, which launched last year, has a hard-cap of $23bn.

The $70 billion pension makes its first investment to a Clayton, Dubilier and Rice private equity vehicle.

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice's latest flagship has a $23 billion hard-cap, pension documents show. Plus: Waterland proves it's still one of the most in-demand GPs; and Pantheon welcomes four partners. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

What role does private equity play in a portfolio if it's not delivering alpha?

The €24bn investor has no future inflows and has an approach to private equity based almost entirely on outperformance, head of investment management Verena Kempe tells PEI.

Side Letter's 2025 quizmasters revealed; could a volatile start to 2026 hint at another shaky year for private equity activity?; Korea's sovereign wealth fund spies opportunity overseas.

The buyers have been identified in one of this year's most closely watched PE sales processes. Plus: Florida SBA on AI opportunities and our PEI 300 video. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Private equity deal value was up 36% in the first three quarters, with a further flurry of activity following the US election.

Disruption in the consumer sector in the wake of the global pandemic took its toll on fund IRRs. Today, there are green shoots of recovery.

Martin Longchamps, head of private equity at the $319bn Canadian giant, talks to PEI about secondaries sales, overallocation and what steps the institution plans to take next.

The upper echelon of this year’s GI 150 ranking collectively holds $930bn in private equity assets – 16% more than last year.