North America

Private equity generated €19.5bn in exit value in 2025, a 77% increase on the prior year, according to the firm's FY 2025 earnings report.

Early analysis of evergreen funds shows they outperform closed-end peers over both one- and three-year periods, according to the firm’s 2026 Market Overview.

JFL Equity Investors VII arrives in the market just over a year after the close of its predecessor at $2.23bn, well above an initial target of $1.6bn.

The firm has not levered its private credit evergreen funds in the same way some of its peers have, according to chief executive David Layton.

Noisten is joining the firm at an important time to ‘help us build appropriate infrastructure before OceanSound reaches another major milestone in size and complexity,’ CEO Joe Benavides told Buyouts.

ERS Texas stated that while current offerings did not meet their standard for inclusion, the pension would continue to review them down the line.

Why a former exec's bid for five New Mountain Capital assets fell apart; the economics becoming table stakes for trophy asset CVs; tech specialist Francisco targets a brace of fund closes.

The mantra 'DPI is the new IRR' has caught on across the PE industry, mostly because it describes the unique circumstances now faced by LPs and GPs alike.

The firm is hoping to convince investors with its superior DPI numbers, after falling short of its last flagship fundraising target.

LPs and GPs are increasingly divided on whether certain investment behaviours are truly beneficial to their relationship, writes Jennifer Choi, chief executive of the Institutional Limited Partners Association.