Private Equity

Commentary

Platinum Equity wraps up sophomore lower mid-market PE fund at $2.28bn

Last year, Platinum Equity closed its flagship sixth fund at $12.4 billion.

1 min read · 05 September 2025

The bar has risen for LP cheques when it comes to risk

Investment woes in a far flung market reiterate the pressure on GPs to showcase their diligence credentials at a time when many LPs have less tolerance for risk.

2 min read · 04 September 2025

Great Hill wraps up ninth PE fund at $7bn

Fund IX reached its hard cap five months after its formal launch.

2 min read · 03 September 2025

Private equity needs a liquidity wake-up call, says Bain & Co’s MacArthur

The illiquidity of many institutional LPs is ‘scary,’ MacArthur said in a recent podcast. 'We’re not even in a recession and yet we’re hitting a number that is correlating to the worst recession in 75 years.'

3 min read · 29 August 2025

Secondaries’ phenomenal growth masks underlying pain points

Private equity managers are flocking to the secondaries market, but success in buyouts doesn’t automatically guarantee an easy ride.

3 min read · 28 August 2025

Economics will require careful navigating in PE’s 401(k) rush

There can be as many as three layers of fees in structures that give 401(k) participants exposure to private investments.

3 min read · 21 August 2025

Curewell Capital nabs $535m for debut mid-market healthcare fund

The fund was raised in a single closing and completed less than five months after launch.

1 min read · 20 August 2025

Pritzker Private Capital racks up $3.4bn for fourth fund

PPC’s previous fund closed at $2.7 billion in 2021.

1 min read · 19 August 2025

Periscope Equity nabs $370m for third fund

Periscope Equity III’s LPs include university endowments, pension funds, charitable foundations, consultants, funds-of-funds and family offices.

1 min read · 18 August 2025

Public company boards can learn a thing or two from private equity

Only 11% of public boards say they have a very high impact on value creation, McKinsey & Company research has found.

3 min read · 15 August 2025

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