Private Equity

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Private equity's key tenets will be put to the test under Trump

The industry, which is not immune to volatility and shocks, is inherently better positioned to manage those shocks than other asset classes.

3 min read · 10 April 2025

Hamilton Lane EMEA head: The global playbook doesn't work anymore

Investors should consider pan-regional or single-country strategies to help mitigate global uncertainty, Richard Hope tells PEI.

3 min read · 10 April 2025

FirstAvenue seeks to ramp up secondaries and PE advisory capabilities

The placement agent, which takes a generalist approach to primary and secondaries advisory, has made a number of hires from firms including now defunct Mercury Capital Advisors.

2 min read · 09 April 2025

Bregal's head of capital solutions departs the firm

Delaney Brown, a former CPP Investments senior executive, joined the investment manager two years ago to help shape its strategy and growth plans.

1 min read · 08 April 2025

Key trends: New challenges come into focus for maturing GP stakes strategies

Despite recent headwinds, the GP stakes market is evolving – with value creation, liquidity pressures and direct investment strategies reshaping the outlook for both managers and investors.

5 min read · 07 April 2025

The democratisation of private equity is happening, like it or not

The barriers preventing mass uptake of private markets exposure by individual investors are being torn down.

3 min read · 03 April 2025

Investindustrial taps wealth channel for first time in flagship close

The firm gathered roughly 10% of the capital for its €4bn eighth fund from non-institutional investors, founder Andrea Bonomi tells PEI.

3 min read · 03 April 2025

IK hits hard-cap on its first flagship fund post-acquisition

IK X Fund closed on €3.3bn after receiving a fundraising extension from LPs, PEI understands.

3 min read · 01 April 2025

Placement Agent Ranking 2024: Private equity's top external fundraisers – updated

PEI's latest Placement Agent Ranking lists the most active external fundraising firms by new capital raised for clients in the 12 months to end-May.

2 min read · 01 April 2025

NZ Super’s new buyouts blueprint

The New Zealand sovereign wealth fund is on the hunt for lower mid-market managers amid plans to raise its PE allocation from 3% to 5%.

10 min read · 01 April 2025

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