Private Equity

Commentary

Earn-outs: A bridge to troubled water?

Earn-out provisions require careful drafting to avoid post-completion disputes and protect value, write Ben Bruton, Christopher Hull and Suzanne Labi of Winston & Strawn London.

4 min read · 27 November 2025

Zombie funds explode to all-time high

Research provided to Buyouts by TREO indicates the global volume of AUM of tail-end funds, or TEFs, hit $829bn in 2024, up 24% from 2023.

3 min read · 21 November 2025

Sterling racks up $1.6bn for fifth fund

Fund V will target mid-market companies within Sterling's core sectors of business services and distribution.

1 min read · 21 November 2025

The growth spurt of CVs is far from over

With more players and larger funds, the secondaries market is seeing a lot of continuation vehicles north of $1bn. The long-term growth of sizeable deals requires significant backing.

3 min read · 20 November 2025

Royalty finance comes of age

In a rebounding biotech market, royalty finance can play a far more strategic role, provided it’s executed with disciplined underwriting, smart structuring and a genuine partnership with innovators, according to Ryan Murr, a partner at Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher.

5 min read · 19 November 2025

JP Morgan Asset Management raises $1bn for second co-investment fund

PEG Co-Investment Fund II will focus on the group's long-standing small- and middle-market buyout strategy.

1 min read · 19 November 2025

Our conversation with Caitlin Gubbels, CPP Investments' PE boss

Our final cover story of the year is a conversation with arguably the industry’s most influential institutional investor.

3 min read · 13 November 2025

Speyside Equity nabs $300m for sophomore fund

Speyside acquires underperforming manufacturing businesses in the lower middle market.

1 min read · 10 November 2025

CapitalSpring collects more than $505m for seventh fund

The target is $1 billion.

1 min read · 07 November 2025

LPs are right to be worried about the ‘Uber-isation’ of private markets

Retail capital focuses on liquidity and consistently high returns – factors that don't always found the basis of a long-term partnership in private markets.

3 min read · 06 November 2025

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