Private Equity
Ben Luckett, who set up Aviva's VC platform in 2015, says low distributed to paid-in ratios have been less of an issue for the investor to date due to the use of evergreen structures.
5 min read · 23 October 2025
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?
10 min read · 01 October 2025
The UK insurer, part of Phoenix Group, is readying a default strategy for pension members that aims to build a 25% allocation to private markets.
3 min read · 25 September 2025
Pension funds and insurers – as well as GPs – are revising documentation to permit investment into assets that are off limits for many.
4 min read · 22 September 2025
A $2 billion insurance tie up involving KKR could prove the tip of the iceberg for private markets firms hoping to access this lucrative channel. Plus: impact capital is becoming consolidated; and PJT Park Hill reckons secondaries activity could hit $230 billion this year. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.
4 min read · 30 July 2025
Youngshin Park, a 20-year veteran of the country's LP community, explains what makes Korean LPs tick and outlines the best strategies for accessing this rich source of capital.
5 min read · 21 July 2025
The UK's biggest life and pensions provider has awarded two PE mandates for its DC default fund, head of private markets Cecile Retaureau tells PEI.
3 min read · 07 July 2025
Our interactive presentation breaks down this year's Global Investor 150 ranking by region and average allocation, with spotlights on LP type.
2 min read · 04 July 2025
LPs continue to allocate record amounts of capital to the asset class, with Temasek retaining its title as the largest institution on the Global Investor 150 ranking.
5 min read · 01 July 2025
How private equity's biggest investors compare.
1 min read · 01 July 2025