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The effective outlawing of diversity initiatives within the US federal government hasn’t diminished the impact of high-flying women in private equity.

PEI’s Spotlight podcast was downloaded more than 50,000 times this year, with the most popular episodes focusing on tariffs, semi-liquids, first-time funds and industrials.

Those in DEI and impact investment had to get comfortable with the return of Donald Trump to the White House in 2025.

Across private equity and other private assets, there are arguments for optimism, caution and a mix of the two in these brief insights from some high-level sources in the LP orbit.

The $219bn pension has been using tools like Copilot to assess distribution sources such as NAV loans, dividend recaps and exits related to its funds.

Fubon Life Insurance makes its fourth December commitment.

Wishing all our readers a restful festive break. We’ll be back on Friday 2 January.

The 'total portfolio approach' has captured imaginations in 2025, though the model has both strengths and weaknesses for private equity investors.

The placement agent’s co-lead for secondaries tells Buyouts that she also expects more mid-market GPs to raise funds targeting investment in continuation vehicles.

Brooks Harrington, CIO, private equity at Federated Hermes, explains that the institution takes a 'deal first' approach to backing independent sponsors and building new relationships.