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Cyber risk, the need for proprietary data and the rush to finance AI are top of mind for Carlyle Group CEO Harvey Schwartz.

The smallest fund managers are having the hardest time disposing of ageing assets, according to PEI Group’s latest quarterly fund performance report.

In today's edition, Another major LP rethinks its PE allocation over return concerns; Japan continues to warm to GP stakes; EQT taps HIG in California.

Private equity funds raised in recent years hold far more undeployed capital than earlier vintages at the same stage in their life, PEI Group data shows.

Europe has proven comparatively resilient, while venture capital – especially in Asia-Pacific – continues to bear the brunt of the industry’s fundraising slowdown.

PE funds raised $702bn between Q1 and Q3 2026, around $101bn or 17% more than the same period in 2025.

The lower mid-market is ‘structurally superior to the upper mid-market/mega-cap private equity market,’ managing partner Rob Wolfson told Buyouts.

Read our full report for details of the 100 firms that make the ranking as well as our insight and analysis of each constituent asset class: private equity, private credit, infrastructure, real estate and secondaries.

Much of the conversation around PennSERS’ private equity portfolio is indicative of the dramatic shift in the state of the private markets over the last five years.

In today's edition, Fundraising was up in Q3, per preliminary PEI Group data; Why the Fed's rate hike is unlikely to derail private equity dealmaking; A VC manager is back in the market with its sophomore GP stakes vehicle.