Private Equity

Commentary

Side Letter: Rated for growth

Smaller GPs find a route into the securitization market; why tapping Asia's deep LP pockets could take more than a track record.

3 min read · 11 November 2026

Side Letter: Terms of endearment

Alignment takes center stage in a capital-constrained CV market; Manulife IM (finally) makes progress on its Asia third-party business.

3 min read · 10 November 2026

Side Letter: Exits and earnings

Carlyle is exiting assets at 'nearly double the industry average,' per chief executive Harvey Schwartz, and StepStone says rates stability key to unlocking PE logjam.

3 min read · 09 November 2026

How ‘limited’ is a limited partner these days?

Continuation vehicles, fundraising extensions and zombie funds mark a basic change in the LP-GP relationship.

3 min read · 06 November 2026

Side Letter: Markdowns, moratoriums

Software marks are seeing a 'much higher revaluation downwards', but the market has 'overreacted', says Alternative Credit Council head Jiří Król.

2 min read · 05 November 2026

Side Letter: Johns, jitters, judgment calls

Head honchos from Bain, Hamilton Lane, Carlyle, KKR and more discuss performance pain, interest rate reversion and exit pricing pressure.

5 min read · 04 November 2026

Side Letter: Blended buyouts

Why a particular buyout blueprint could help to unlock alpha in APAC private equity.

3 min read · 03 November 2026

Side Letter: Mid-alignment

Hazards to avoid when managers come down market; and CVC maintains its realizations streak.

3 min read · 29 October 2026

Side Letter: Software stress

Reassuring headline figures belie a mounting threat to software assets.

3 min read · 28 October 2026

Side Letter: Roads less traveled

Why opening the door for 'retail' is only half the fundraising battle, and a mid-market stalwart returns with its flagship.

5 min read · 27 October 2026

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