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With so much competition for deals and investors, mid-market buyout funds are finding innovative ways to differentiate their offerings, say Baker McKenzie’s Justin Hutchinson and Alex Lewis.

With increased creativity on the cards, private equity remains in rude health despite covid. Jonathan Arrowsmith, co-head of Investec’s new private equity team, and colleague Helen Lucas discuss the latest trends and activity in the market.

PEI's editorial team looks at the record $180bn raised for private equity in Q1 2021 and how average fund sizes for private debt funds topped $1bn for the first time during the quarter.

While the country is eager for private capital, obstacles to robust investment in the region remain.

Fundraising is poised to set new records as private equity firms branch out from buyouts to strategies such as secondaries and growth investing.

Ares Management Corporation has closed its fifth European direct lending fund at a hard cap of 11 billion euros, beating its target of 9 billion euros.

The firm reported $6.4bn of realised proceeds in the first quarter, driven by exit activity in its Europe, Asia and US buyout funds, as well as AlpInvest and financial services, according to its earnings results on Thursday.

The growth of secondaries and the realities of the market amid the pandemic have forced more flexibility into the classic PE fund model, according to a survey by Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison.