Private Equity

Commentary

DOWNLOAD: LPs go from overallocation to private equity to underallocation

Institutional investors in North America were mostly overallocated to PE last year, according to Buyouts data. But portfolio value declines helped drive a plurality of them into underallocation.

3 min read · 29 January 2026

Private wealth investors’ risk appetite bodes well for private markets – with some caveats

As companies stay private for longer, private markets are expanding and offering private wealth investors a broader opportunity set.

3 min read · 29 January 2026

opinion

GPs should listen to secondaries market signal

The past few years have tested the patience of LPs who are pushing GPs for exits, writes Adam Spence, of Partners Capital.

4 min read · 28 January 2026

Netley on why investors are increasingly turning to the tertiary market

Sovereign funds and insurers are using third-time-round fund stake transactions as part of their portfolio management processes, write Caspar Berendsen, Álvaro Rosado and Robert Perry.

4 min read · 27 January 2026

Private equity firms turning AI hype into real value

There's still a lot of hype around AI, and not a lot of hard evidence it will live up to it. But PE firms have found compelling ways to create value with AI at their portfolio companies.

3 min read · 23 January 2026

Rise of the secondaries 'bottom feeders'

EQT's acquisition of secondaries pioneer Coller Capital comes as the market for LP stake sales and continuation funds hits new heights.

3 min read · 22 January 2026

Blueprint Equity collects $333m for third fund

Fund III’s limited partners include endowments, foundations, and hospital systems, in addition to existing investors, including Accolade Partners, The David and Lucile Packard Foundation, and Makena Capital Management.

1 min read · 21 January 2026

Private equity demand for LP capital keeps rising amid slowdown

Accelerating GP demand for fund capital is at odds with today’s supply crunch, caused by widespread LP overallocation.

3 min read · 16 January 2026

Will the total portfolio approach reshape the secondaries market?

Under the TPA an LP’s selling decision is more likely to be driven by opportunistic considerations, rather than breaches of asset allocation targets.

3 min read · 15 January 2026

PE fundraising timelines shorten for first time since 2022

Fundraising timelines averaged 18.6 months in the North American market last year, down from a record high in 2024, according to Buyouts data.

3 min read · 13 January 2026

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