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Aversano tells us about his dream job as a police officer, the importance of ‘grit’ to professional success, and why the golf course is his sanctuary.

'It's been a tough four years for private equity... and it's why DPI is IRR today – not the new IRR – it is IRR today,' Matthew Roche, partner with StepStone Group said.

Despite a fundraising slowdown, France remains a steady presence in European private equity.

In today's edition, A US pension bans private markets from its DC portfolio; GPs urge EU policymakers to help catalyse private capital; CVC says it's not a 'heavy user' of CVs.

The firm is joining a growing number of PE entrants expanding into the secondaries market, affiliate title Secondaries Investor understands.

The ecosystem for emerging manager fundraising has expanded over the years, with groups like Churchill Asset Management playing a significant role in helping support new firm formation.

Private equity generated €19.5bn in exit value in 2025, a 77% increase on the prior year, according to the firm's FY 2025 earnings report.

In today's edition, GPs are growing less confident about PE outperformance; EQT makes a blockbuster exit; The US mid-market shows signs of resilience.

Early analysis of evergreen funds shows they outperform closed-end peers over both one- and three-year periods, according to the firm’s 2026 Market Overview.

JFL Equity Investors VII arrives in the market just over a year after the close of its predecessor at $2.23bn, well above an initial target of $1.6bn.