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With capital flows into defence assets tipped to grow as politicians make the case for backing the sector, questions remain over the ethics of – and expertise around – doing so.

Laillier will focus on capital deployment and investments, with management responsibilities shared by a new leadership team.

The French firm predicts the number of firms investing in global private markets to narrow to 10 big players, and aims to be one of them, according to co-founder Antoine Flamarion.

The Paris-headquartered firm has opened its fourth regional office to capture additional private wealth inflows and local investment opportunities, Bruno de Pampelonne, executive chairman of Asia, tells PEI.

With the launch of S3, Apollo becomes 'much more of a one-stop relationship' for GPs, says co-president Scott Kleinman.

The acquisition is at least the fourth this year by a large firm looking to get in on a rapidly expanding market.

European markets are easing the path to public markets to lure more PE funds and their portfolio companies as SPACs become more mainstream.

Savvy sponsors are increasingly using data science to improve outcomes – from deal origination to due diligence and value creation.