Managers

Buyouts’ 2026 list of the biggest North American LPs finds plenty of familiar faces committing $1.5trn to the asset class, up 6.3% from a year earlier.

The value of the strategy is being debated as a tool to be used during an unprecedented slowdown in the private markets.

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?

While a handful of pan-Asian mega-funds are soaking up the majority of LP interest, some argue that local mid-market champions are most likely to deliver outsized returns for investors in Asia-Pacific.

A move from quarterly to semiannual reporting could leave PE firms with older public comparables and greater uncertainty.

Buyouts checked back with some members of our inaugural list of Women in PE to see how their careers are evolving and ask what their advice would be for the next generation of leaders.

The pension will commit $263m to private equity across its plans in 2027, after doubling its pacing last year.

NSP has already succeeded in raising nearly three-quarters of the fund's target – closing on $110m this month, sources told Buyouts.

Moelis continues to expand its private capital advisory offerings under the leadership of Matt Wesley, who joined the bank last year after leaving Jefferies.

The Indian growth and buyout firm will use some of the proceeds to fund GP commitments in new and existing strategies.