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With some managers looking offshore, and a general election on the horizon, the UK mid-market is undergoing something of an evolution.

PE firms are hoping to capitalise on the growing interest in generative AI while managing some of the risks it presents.

The investor seeks to be the partner of choice for GPs and businesses in today's tough market, says the Ontario pension’s head of PE for Europe.

With ECI Partners’ backing, safeguarding software developer CPOMS entered new geographical markets and saw the number of schools adopting its software more than double.

It's time for France's retirees to embrace le capital investissement, says its €33 billion pension reserve fund. Plus: ECI joins the roll-over investment party, Atomico raises and Japan braces. Here’s today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

UK growth companies want to make the most of the US economy’s strong performance, according to ECI Partners’ Growth Index 2019.

PEI catches up with ECI managing partner David Ewing after the firm closed its largest ever fund.

The UK-based buyout firm hits its hard-cap 80 days after launch.

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

GPs are increasingly scrutinising target companies’ workplace practices in an effort to invest responsibly, satisfy LP demands and reap the financial rewards.

LPs have started raising concerns about their GPs’ value creation plans for those portfolio companies sitting within older funds, writes Giovanni Legorano. So, are long-held assets receiving enough TLC?

As private equity firms increasingly institutionalise and become more complex, investor relations professionals are seeing their roles expand and their status rise.

CVC Capital partners scoops five awards, including, for the first time, lender of the year.

Private equity firms are increasingly placing a greater emphasis on employee ownership, engagement and wellbeing, but how far-reaching could such initiatives become?

As portfolio companies navigate labour shortages, talent strategies are becoming ever more crucial to the successful execution of value-creation plans.

Technology and data are playing an increasingly wide-ranging role in growth initiatives, with AI opening up even more avenues of possibility.