Private Equity

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History offers lessons for PE's new retail era – they should not be ignored

We would do well not to plod, zombie-like, into a repetition of yesterday’s mistakes.

5 min read · 12 December 2025

Alaska Retirement slashes private equity target, cuts pacing

The cut comes as the pension looks to address the 'lower than expected' distributions since 2021 from the portfolio, causing the asset class to bloat.

2 min read · 11 December 2025

Spotlight on LPACs in high-profile continuation vehicle spat

Do limited partner advisory committees have any relevance in a world where a sole LP wants to have its day in court?

3 min read · 11 December 2025

Private equity inches towards 401(k) capital: Story of the Year

For GPs seeking to access retirement capital, key challenges will include setting up the right fee structures and balancing their retail and institutional LP bases.

3 min read · 11 December 2025

How MetLife IM is developing its $20bn private equity portfolio

MetLife IM sees 'room for improvement in aligning interests and increasing transparency' in the asset class, head of international PE Nick Milnes tells PEI.

5 min read · 11 December 2025

Howard University’s former president: Endowment undaunted by market constraints in private assets ramp-up

Howard's endowment saw assets double under Dr Wayne Frederick's tenure as system deployed a windfall of cash from earmarked federal grants.

5 min read · 10 December 2025

Geopolitics reshapes LP allocations: Story of the Year

A volatile year has prompted some LPs to rethink their geographic private equity exposure.

3 min read · 10 December 2025

NEA spin-out NewView targets $400m for latest VC secondaries fund

NewView Capital Fund IV arrives in the market as venture secondaries are heating up, driven by overallocated LPs pressing GPs to expand distributions as a way to replenish capital stocks

3 min read · 09 December 2025

HarbourVest’s Voss: Take-privates create ‘attractive’ setting for AI-led growth

Public companies with market caps of $5bn-$15bn are partnering with buyout and tech investors so they can develop AI features away from public scrutiny, according to senior market strategist Scott Voss.

4 min read · 09 December 2025

Fundraising's fallout continues: Story of the Year

Secondaries picked up momentum and managers increasingly tapped the wealth channel amid 2025's challenging fundraising environment.

3 min read · 09 December 2025

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