StepStone Group

Individual investors are increasingly being provided with institutional-quality access to private markets, say Brett Schlemovitz, partner and president of StepStone Private Wealth, and Miguel Sosa, managing director at StepStone.

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Global capital is pouring into Japan, yet fundraising data reveals a more uneven picture as domestic constraints and cyclical dynamics reshape the market.

GP-led deal volume hit an all-time high in 2025, but record growth doesn’t necessarily equate to LP satisfaction with continuation vehicle processes.

CVs’ capacity to outperform the broader buyout market means they are still firmly on the table even as other exit routes reopen, say StepStone Group’s Adam Johnston and Ted Black.

Ensuring capital is effectively deployed while also meeting investors’ liquidity demands is a challenge that requires expertise and scale, say StepStone Group’s Neil Menard and Miguel Sosa.

Although European mid-market M&A remains muted, creative dealmaking in select sectors is beginning to unclog the system.