Deep Dive

Investindustrial, one of Europe’s most distinctive mid-market franchises, will face the dual challenge of succession implementation and sustainably expanding beyond its Southern European roots. How does the firm plan to tackle these changes?

The rapid growth of the secondaries market has led to suggestions that it could see transaction volumes of $500bn – or even $1trn – by 2030. Just four years out from this deadline, are such predictions realistic?

This year’s ‘SaaSpocalypse’ has exposed the vulnerability and deepening uncertainty of outcomes in a much-beloved sector. Investors must work quickly to identify managers capable of thriving in the age of AI.

How are placement agents responding to private equity’s woes, and what do investors think they could be doing better?

Exits and liquidity pressures, growing mid-market opportunities and the rise of evergreen capital are reshaping how LPs are approaching private equity investing.

How UK asset allocators are becoming some of the most influential LPs in private equity by actively redesigning it.

Secondaries sales and purchases, investing during a trade war, and the threats and opportunities of AI – our exclusive interview with the Canadian pension giant's global head of private equity.

European investors’ mass pivot towards the defence sector has huge potential implications for private capital. Will the flow of money match the shift in sentiment?