EQT

EQT Private Capital Asia returned $14bn to investors in 2025 alone, deputy co-head of private capital Asia Hari Gopalakrishnan tells PEI.

Teia Merring, who has been USS's senior investment director for private equity, joins as global head of strategic partnership solutions at the European firm, PEI has learned.

The fund's predecessor is understood to be around 50% deployed across at least nine investments.

EQT's acquisition of secondaries pioneer Coller Capital comes as the market for LP stake sales and continuation funds hits new heights.

The transaction marks EQT's entrance into the secondaries market and expansion into insurance offerings, with secondaries doyen Jeremy Coller reporting to chief executive Per Franzén.

The Taiwan-based insurance company has backed EQT Transition Infrastructure Fund.

Opening up alternative assets to non-institutional investors, from HNWIs to 401(k) account holders, represents up to $80trn. It's an alluring pot of capital for an industry with flatlining annual fundraising figures in some asset classes. And yet, multiple headwinds exist, making the journey towards increasing democratisation far from straightforward.

The pressing need for more healthcare professionals globally is proving a tailwind for PE investors in medical education.

Inflows during the period were disproportionately buoyed by the $49bn raised for MGX Fund I in June.

One of Japan's best-known and most-influential LPs is on the move; blurred investment lines could benefit mega-shops; what private capital wants from UK regulators.

Investors expect the number of tail-end vehicles still holding assets to rise amid ongoing liquidity pressures and difficulties in GPs differentiating themselves.

The €601bn Dutch pension administrator is willing to pursue earlier-stage investments, including taking a more proactive stance towards European VC, global co-head of PE Greg Jania tells PEI.

Year-on-year growth is back on track after last year’s fundraising flatline, though the nature of this growth has shifted.

Mega-funds, market bifurcation and a resurgent investor base are reshaping the continent’s private equity landscape.

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