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Insurer Aviva's venture chief talks expansion, US uncertainty and DPI

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

Private equity returns to the front line on defence

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

UK's Standard Life 'already investing' as it eyes Q1 alts default fund launch

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

How investors are adapting ESG policies on defence

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

Side Letter: PE's insurance iceberg

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

How Korean LP appetites for private markets are evolving

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

Phoenix plots £1bn PE push in private markets buildout

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

The world's biggest PE investors in 15 charts

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

Meet the biggest investors in private equity – the Global Investor 150

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

Global Investor 150 2025: The full ranking

How private equity's biggest investors compare.

1 min read · 01 July 2025

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