Western Europe

Retail capital focuses on liquidity and consistently high returns – factors that don't always found the basis of a long-term partnership in private markets.

The hunger and entrepreneurship of private equity professionals shouldn't be underestimated, global head of primary fund investments Kim Pochon tells PEI.

The German family office holds around €1bn in private market assets, half of which is in private equity, chief investment officer Christian Wiehenkamp tells PEI.

Groupe Bruxelles Lambert is divesting €1.7bn in NAV and its GBL Capital unit will no longer make new fund commitments.

Growth in the retail space could come to the detriment of traditional LPs and their investment interests, says the Institutional Limited Partners Association.

Although European mid-market M&A remains muted, creative dealmaking in select sectors is beginning to unclog the system.

As anti-ESG rhetoric in the US intensifies, private markets players appear to be dialling down their messaging, but not their actions.

Up-and-coming talent from across PEI Group’s under-40 lists share the sustainability and impact trends that are gaining momentum in alternatives.

As the all-important 2030 deadline to limit global warming looms, are private markets on track to help meet the world’s critical climate needs?

After an era of exuberance, expansion and ‘rockstar’ roles, sustainability in private markets is being more closely tethered to value creation.