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A placement agent parts ways with a GP. Plus: our big Blackstone interview; and the Middle East conflict's impact on the private equity real estate world. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

The investment bank has said it will no longer work with the tech and healthcare investor on placing its latest flagship fund, which is expected to seek at least €3bn.

PEI's latest Placement Agent Ranking lists the most active external fundraising firms by new capital raised for clients in the 12 months to end-May.

NAV financing is being used to supercharge returns in the continuation fund community. Plus: Evercore is losing its APAC secondaries head; and a group of private markets heavyweights are tackling inequality. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Private equity appears to be getting little relief from healthcare headaches in 2025, contrary to some expectations. Plus: Evercore beefs up its secondaries team; and climate investing appears to outperform. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

The secondaries industry is stepping up its reporting of the performance of continuation fund exits as the supply of opportunities continues to outstrip available capital.

According to mid-year advisory reports, the market is looking at a potentially record-breaking finish to 2024.

Following an ‘era of innovation’, the secondaries market is ushering in a new age of growth.

Find out which women make up this year’s Women of Influence list.

Evercore and HEC Paris’s fifth continuation vehicle performance study found that top-performing CVs tend to best their buyout peers.

More sectors are being unlocked as buyers slash their exposure targets.

PEI's latest tally of the most active participating placement agents shows a total of $82bn in new capital raised for GP clients last year.

Meet the up-and-coming fundraisers featured in our Future 40 list for 2026.

LPs and GPs are increasingly divided on whether certain investment behaviours are truly beneficial to their relationship, writes Jennifer Choi, chief executive of the Institutional Limited Partners Association.

The firm is eyeing more appointments in Hong Kong and Singapore soon, Asia investor relations head Chris Cho tells PEI.

In today's edition, The first full day of NEXUS 2026 exposes strains on the LP-GP dynamic; LPs are changing how they think about secondaries; Private equity dry powder is growing somewhat stale.