Western Europe

The Total Return Strategy plans to hold businesses for up to 12 years and will focus on immediate cash yield in addition to long-term equity appreciation.

Managers selling minority stakes in their businesses can have implications for LPs invested in or considering the relevant GPs' funds.

AI, geopolitics, ageing assets and the rise of continuation funds are weighing on private equity's value creation initiatives.

Documents prepared for an LP investment committee meeting reveal details of the GP stakes giant's approach to generating liquidity.

The UK has a strategic opportunity to become a global hub for defence investment, but it risks squandering that opportunity through regulatory frameworks that repel the very capital it needs to compete, writes Anthony Catachanas, founding partner and group chief executive of Tower Peak Partners.

The Oslo-headquartered firm is eyeing a €1.6bn fundraise for Europe-focused Edda IV, €500m more than what it raised for its predecessor.

Documents show the software investor is seeking €3.4bn for its third vehicle for the region.

Private capital could play a role in bolstering Europe’s energy resilience, catalysing its tech industry and financing the conversion of manufacturing facilities, M&G private markets CIO Emmanuel Deblanc tells PEI.

In the rush to extend private markets access to new investors, the industry risks mistaking more products for better portfolios, writes John Toomey, chief executive of HarbourVest Partners.

The Hong Kong multifamily office has found a sweet spot in Europe's mid-market, head of investments Vincent Au tells Private Equity International.