Structural changes including socioeconomic tailwinds and rising exit values are proving more consequential for private equity appetites than China’s slowdown.
As domain expertise becomes a differentiator in an increasingly crowded PE market, managers are taking varying approaches to building industry know-how.
Continuation funds could provide sponsors with more time and capital to execute transformative sustainability initiatives.
Charlie Ruffel Kudu Investment Management
Permanent capital specialist Kudu Investment Management owns stakes in at least nine alternative asset managers, including private equity, private credit and venture capital.
Female chemist at work in laboratory.
ArchiMed and Warburg Pincus have agreed to sell the France-headquartered business to life science group Sartorius for approximately €‎2.4bn.
Japanese dealmaking
PEI asks what has unblocked the deal pipeline and explores how firms are getting transactions across the line.
PE firms are investing in businesses plugging the gaps caused by a declining and ageing population, such as those providing staffing, health and elderly care services.
Tender offers plus staples can be a powerful tool to provide liquidity to cash-strapped LPs.
Tokyo
Though China remains the biggest PE market in APAC, other countries are getting a bigger share of dealmaking as investors look to diversify geographically, according to Bain & Co’s Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2023.
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