Intermediate Capital Group

As part of the tie-up, Amundi will pick up a 9.9% stake in London-based ICG by June 2027.

Constantly raising capital and deploying quickly may shift managers’ attitudes toward deal activity, according to executives from Ardian, ICG and Neuberger Berman.

Private equity funds in the first quarter gathered about $180bn between them, $22bn less than the equivalent period last year.

Rob Campbell, head of North America at ICG's Strategic Equity unit, outlines elements for a successful CV when just one asset is involved and why such deals differ from co-investments.

The firm plans to launch its Core Private Equity product this year and will invest via secondaries, according to CIO and CEO Beno​ît Durteste.

The Taiwan-based insurance company has backed a private equity fund that focuses on GP-led secondaries.

While private companies generally performed well last year, the listed firm's top economic forecaster Nicholas Brooks says conditions will be choppier.

The new generation of evergreen vehicles will be engineered around the asset, not just the type of investor.

Despite economic headwinds, geopolitical uncertainty and more, there’s still strong appetite for North American secondaries this year.

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.