Private Equity
PE funds raised $702bn between Q1 and Q3 2026, around $101bn or 17% more than the same period in 2025.
2 min read·08 October 2026

PE funds raised $702bn between Q1 and Q3 2026, around $101bn or 17% more than the same period in 2025.
2 min read · 08 October 2026
The firm started raising the strategy in Q2 and aims to reach final close by Q1 next year as more funds emerge in this space, Private Equity International has learned.
3 min read · 07 October 2026
In today's edition, Panellists explain how to unblock the UK's investment pipeline; Continuation vehicle performance is becoming easier to dissect; Gulf-based BlueFive's HNWI connections.
6 min read · 06 October 2026
Investindustrial, one of Europe’s most distinctive mid-market franchises, will face the dual challenge of succession implementation and sustainably expanding beyond its Southern European roots. How does the firm plan to tackle these changes?
10 min read · 01 October 2026
In today's edition, Blackstone's Schwarzman touts the US AI opportunity; ADIA backs a Saudi endowment's LP-led; Why the UK could go from 'net zero' to 'not zero'.
5 min read · 22 September 2026
The sovereign fund can write tickets up to $2bn per transaction, Josh Zhou, head of healthcare private equity for North America, tells PEI.
4 min read · 17 September 2026
Last year marked the first time Abu Dhabi Investment Authority made no change to its private equity allocation range in five years.
2 min read · 10 September 2026
As women’s sports become big business, institutional capital is racing to get a piece of the action.
7 min read · 07 September 2026
In today's edition, Evergreens are creating co-investment conflicts; One of Canada's most influential LPs heads to the Middle East; Women earn significantly less carried interest than men in the UK.
5 min read · 02 September 2026
In today's edition, How the next generation sees secondaries evolving; One of Sweden's most influential LPs swaps snow for sand; a UK pension is seeking a new director of public and private markets.
7 min read · 24 August 2026