Private Equity
PEI analysis exposes the immense variety in benchmarking approaches from 20 of private equity's largest investors.
3 min read · 16 July 2026
Fund IV is almost 8% smaller than the $600m initial target for the third fund.
1 min read · 15 July 2026
The pension plan is hoping to reduce its allocation to buyout assets, increase its liquidity and cull “inactive” GP relationships.
2 min read · 14 July 2026
CalPERS posts a 17 percent PE return; Ardian closes a CV on a 2.5-year-old asset; Asante taps Evercore for its secondaries build-out.
4 min read · 14 July 2026
The Swiss LP consultancy is moving into new areas of private equity and deepening its GP partnerships, says founder and CEO Antoine Prudent.
3 min read · 14 July 2026
The $250m sought for Vertex Growth III would make it at least 40% smaller than its predecessor.
2 min read · 14 July 2026
The growth equity GP’s chairman speaks to Buyouts about growing a business and adapting to AI disruption.
5 min read · 13 July 2026
The Keystone strategy is expected to remain relevant across fundraising cycles, managing partner Ian Charles and partner Charlie Tingue tell PEI.
3 min read · 13 July 2026
Leaders of wealth management firms boast of advantages that cast them as rivals to traditional LPs, rather than merely new entrants to private markets on the margins.
6 min read · 10 July 2026
The pension fund aims to invest more in firms that are insulated from artificial intelligence’s expansion, while also scrutinizing firms that make acquisitions with higher leverage.
2 min read · 09 July 2026
