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After exiting an early childhood education provider and acquiring another one, Avathon Capital makes a foray into professional learning with the purchase of a healthcare education provider.

Despite a post-covid dip, private equity’s appetite for the sector is strong, with technology driving the bulk of interest.

Opening the asset class to retail investors is, among other things, disrupting capital raising, popularising evergreen funds, and prompting the adoption of technology to take care of distributions.

Private equity firms are establishing dedicated education programs to meet the needs of individual investors and the wealth management community, writes Jon Yarker.

Can retail investors offer sub line lenders the security they require?

Inside: The Secondaries Special – What LPs want to see in secondaries; The Secondaries Investor 50 ranking of the sector’s biggest fundraisers; The Next Gen Leaders of 2024 – our latest class of future industry leaders; The LP and GP-led market in China; An APAC roundtable; Plus much more…

Inside: How to target the private wealth opportunity; The impact of blockchain and AI on access to private equity; Expert comment from Vista Equity Partners, iCapital and Neuberger Berman; Plus much more…

Inside: Smart money – Why private equity is investing in education; The impact of a slow market on private equity fundraising; Prepare for more LP-led deals in the secondaries market; Plus much more…

Average bids for second-hand stakes in private debt funds rose to their highest point since at least 2017 in H1 2024.