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Mid-market buyouts shop Gridiron launches sixth flagship, targets $2.5bn

Gridiron Capital Fund VI's target size is up moderately from the $2.1bn raised by its predecessor in 2023 against a $1.8bn target.

3 min read · 18 February 2026

Side Letter: Going nuclear

In today's edition, How Germany's nuclear waste management fund maintains stability; Private equity exposure could be impacting SBCERA's near-term returns; Vitruvian is running an unconventional secondaries process.

5 min read · 18 February 2026

Meet the LP: KENFO, Germany's nuclear waste disposal fund

The €24bn investor has no future inflows and has an approach to private equity based almost entirely on outperformance, head of investment management Verena Kempe tells PEI.

4 min read · 18 February 2026

Texas Teachers’ staff views TPA trend as mostly misaligned with its goals

While evaluating whether the more holistic approach to investments would be suited for the $230bn pension, the CIO said he was dubious about expected outperformance under the new approach and other suggested benefits.

3 min read · 17 February 2026

Side Letter: M&G's liquidity play

In today's edition, A UK asset management giant taps the secondaries market in a novel way; Q4 exit volume disappoints; APAC's second-largest PE market sees another large fund close.

4 min read · 17 February 2026

San Bernardino pension laments muted performance amid PE overexposure

The California pension’s board, after voicing skepticism about the fund’s increasing PE exposure last month, grilled its consultant on subpar near-term performance.

3 min read · 16 February 2026

Denmark’s PenSam to maintain US PE exposure amid turmoil

The €27bn retirement fund is more relaxed about investments in private equity than infrastructure in the US, says head of private capital and real assets Jeppe Starup.

3 min read · 16 February 2026

Side Letter: TDR's ICE connection

In today's edition US Immigration and Customs Enforcement drama spills over into PE; The evergreen industry continues to bloat; One PE shop finds itself on the right side of AI history.

6 min read · 16 February 2026

Japanese VCs face DPI hurdles under new listing rules

The Tokyo Stock Exchange is increasing minimum market capitalisation for companies listed in its Growth Market section to ¥10bn by 2030.

6 min read · 16 February 2026

LPs look to move past the denominator effect

More and more LPs appear to be adopting an approach to allocation that could help them avoid portfolio imbalances due to volatility.

4 min read · 13 February 2026

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