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Managers struggle with AI diligence due to pace of development

GPs including Bain and Apollo said at the UK Private Capital Summit that it is difficult to quantify claims around AI's contribution to value creation and cost reduction.

3 min read · 10 September 2026

Mid-market CEOs demand more from GPs

Capital alone is no longer the deciding factor for management teams evaluating potential GP partners, argued CEOs from Eurazeo, Astorg and Ridgepost at an industry event on Wednesday.

2 min read · 10 September 2026

Apollo’s Kleinman: Exits aren’t the problem, pricing is

Scott Kleinman, co-president of the firm, said at an industry event on Wednesday that the real obstacle is sellers being unwilling to accept the price the market is offering.

3 min read · 09 September 2026

Side Letter: Critical condition

In today's edition, Why healthcare investing is in critical condition; CVC's incoming co-CEO is a healthcare specialist; EQT launches an APAC evergreen.

5 min read · 09 September 2026

PE's exit backlog is a readiness problem

GPs must ensure portfolio company boards can answer diligence questions cleanly and quickly at a moment's notice, writes PwC partner Gregory Bournet.

4 min read · 08 September 2026

PE turns its attention to women's sports

As women’s sports become big business, institutional capital is racing to get a piece of the action.

7 min read · 07 September 2026

Investors eye opportunities beyond the padel hype

Padel is the latest emerging sport on private markets’ radar, but achieving returns requires looking further than the sport’s core infrastructure.

5 min read · 07 September 2026

PE must be a good sport when it comes to sports investing

Playing in the lucrative sports and entertainment sector comes with additional challenges.

2 min read · 03 September 2026

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett on new openings in sports

The fast-expanding sports industry offers an array of opportunities to investors that can navigate the ecosystem’s complexities, say Simpson Thacher & Bartlett’s Eric Geffner, Michael Kuh and Matthew Carpenter-Dennis.

7 min read · 01 September 2026

ILPA’s updated CV guidance to address gaps in secondaries processes

The update to ILPA's original advice released three years ago addresses potential gaps where market practices have moved along.

6 min read · 01 September 2026

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