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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.

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.

Our latest episode of the PEI Private Equity Spotlight podcast looks back at the biggest developments of the year and what the private equity industry likely has in store for 2026.

Access to private markets has hugely evolved in 2025 thanks to the proliferation of innovative fund structures, including semi-liquid funds.

Leaders of $84bn sovereign wealth fund faced little pushback on a suggestion the system should limit private market commitments until improvement of valuations, other trends.