Western Europe

Opening private markets to retail investors comes with specific challenges around structuring and tax in Europe, write PwC’s Frida Karlsson and Femke van der Zeijden.

European investors’ mass pivot towards the defence sector has huge potential implications for private capital. Will the flow of money match the shift in sentiment?

A long-term approach and a ‘don’t panic’ mentality are key in an industry that is particularly vulnerable to macroeconomic headwinds, says Rupert Howard, head of 3i’s UK private equity team.

A co-investing strategy can boost portfolio performance for investors while allowing GPs to get deals done in a challenging market.

Nearly a quarter of capital commitments for Freya XII came from US investors.

Dispatches from IPEM in Paris last week. Plus: a UK foundation is losing its private markets director; and secondaries continues to gain ground among family offices. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Constantly raising capital and deploying quickly may shift managers’ attitudes toward deal activity, according to executives from Ardian, ICG and Neuberger Berman.