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Software specialist Main to open London office after €5.25bn raise

Dutch manager Main Capital's focus on 'mission-critical companies' means it is less affected by AI-driven volatility in the wider market, managing partner Sjoerd Aarts tells PEI.

3 min read · 24 June 2026

Carlyle seeks a PE comeback

‘It’s actually remarkable how much better that business is,’ global PE head John Redett says of the firm’s US overhaul.

5 min read · 16 June 2026

CalPERS promotes Orlich to oversee private markets portfolio

Anton Orlich, architect of the US pension giant's PE turnaround, will now also be responsible for its private credit, real estate, infrastructure and other alternative programmes.

3 min read · 11 June 2026

Private Take: Is retail a saviour or a wrecking ball?

Institutional investors have justifiable concerns about how an influx of retail capital may impact the industry, writes Lori Hall-Kimm, senior managing director and global head of private equity at Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan.

5 min read · 10 June 2026

Fund Formation League Table: Kirkland & Ellis reclaims top spot

The legal giant has regained its crown, leading by both number of funds advised on and aggregate capital raised in 2025.

4 min read · 10 June 2026

AI was everything everywhere all at once at PEI Group's Women in Private Markets Summit

Thought leaders, including Raymond James' Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Brookfield's Kristen Haase and Hamilton Lane's Jackie Rantanen, discussed AI's impact on deal sourcing, value creation, exits and returns.

4 min read · 05 June 2026

Side Letter: DPI another day

Onex takes another stab at navigating PE's fundraising winter; EQT appoints two APAC co-heads; KKR sets up shop in Milan.

5 min read · 28 May 2026

Saudi’s PIF ‘radically changing’ supply chain strategy in PE portfolio

The $1.15trn sovereign wealth fund is also centralising data using AI across its private equity portfolio amid persistent geopolitical instability, said operating partner Jose De Ochoa at a PEI conference.

3 min read · 28 May 2026

Mercury Capital wins ruling in racial discrimination case

Jury dismissed claims by former placement agent Mercury Capital's co-founder that the firm became a 'safe haven for white men only' under then-CEO Michael Ricciardi.

2 min read · 15 May 2026

Mercury Capital wins ruling in racial discrimination case

Jury dismissed claims by former placement agent Mercury Capital's co-founder that the firm became a 'safe haven for white men only' under then-CEO Michael Ricciardi.

2 min read · 15 May 2026

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