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Institutional investors share their insights on private equity trends for the year ahead with PEI.

The firm, which is active across private equity, real estate and infrastructure debt, has recruited Mirova co-founder Anne-Laurence Roucher.

Private equity managers are once again hoping to break the dealmaking dam in the year ahead.

As PE continues to face challenges in different aspects, the next generation of leaders offers insight into how the industry may evolve.

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.

Wishing all our readers a restful festive break. We’ll be back on Friday 2 January.

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.

The Gulf’s biggest private equity firm has been actively using continuation vehicles across its Europe tech strategy this year, says Daniel Lopez-Cruz.

Volatility, new entrants and increased specialisation elevated the secondaries market to new heights in 2025.