Western Europe

The firm expects its PE portfolio to be mainly Europe-dominated, with no plans to accelerate US investments in the near future, according to co-head of private capital Bert Janssens.

Delaney Brown, formerly head of capital solutions at Bregal Investments, joins the investment bank as a senior director in London.

Managers are focusing on optimising their exit readiness and getting the equity story right as tariffs add more complexity to sales processes, according to panellists at PEI’s Operating Partners Forum Europe.

Tariff uncertainty may cause some GPs to exit 'at a much lower price', managing partner and CEO Eric Deram tells PEI.

One year on from PEI’s report, tax investigations and ambiguity on the application of the law in Germany’s largest state remain unresolved.

The buyout firm is 'watching very carefully' to understand the full impact of rapidly expanding tariff and trade controls, Brian Ruder and Dipan Patel tell PEI.

The voluntary initiative doubles the overall target for private markets investment by pension funds by 2030 and broadens the range of assets covered.

The $88bn pension system is 'exercising a degree of caution' in the US, according to head of global PE Lori Hall-Kimm.