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LPs inform themselves on valuations as uncertainty stalls dealmaking: Story of the Year

Private equity managers expect longer holds for some of their portfolio companies as investors run the rule across portfolio valuations.

4 min read · 28 December 2022

10 largest PE funds haul in $160bn across 2022: Story of the Year

Advent International, Thoma Bravo and KKR led the pack of 2022’s biggest capital raisers.

3 min read · 22 December 2022

How ESG heads saw 2022

The past year brought existential debate, some helpful regulation, and productive collaboration on climate and data matters, but a lack of urgency is still an issue.

2 min read · 20 December 2022

Private equity faced full effects of inflation in 2022: Story of the Year

Rising inflation has had significant ramifications for private equity in the past year. Even so, there are silver linings to be found.

4 min read · 19 December 2022

Two-fifths of LPs grapple with denominator effect – report

Only 27% of LPs plan to increase their allocations to private equity over the next 12 months, down from 42% six months ago, according to Coller Capital’s latest barometer.

2 min read · 12 December 2022

UK growth investor One Peak caps oversubscribed fund III at $1bn

One Peak, a growth investor targeting B2B software companies in Europe and Israel, has closed its third fund at its hard cap of $1bn.

1 min read · 08 December 2022

GPs need to get the democratisation of PE right – WIPM Summit

Investor safety is front of mind for all regulators and firms have to ensure clarity and transparency in retail offerings, PEl’s Women in Private Markets Summit has heard.

2 min read · 05 December 2022

More 'shadow processes', club deals in 2023 – WIPM Summit

With deal activity slowing, GPs are partnering up and ensuring that portfolio companies are agile and stress-tested, according to panellists from EQT, Eurazeo and Churchill Asset Management.

2 min read · 01 December 2022

Roundtable: The European mid-market stays the course

European private equity has a long history of outperformance in challenging environments. Despite the current geopolitical and macroeconomic tumult, LPs should be prepared to maintain the momentum of their investment programmes.

10 min read · 01 December 2022

Behind the headlines: An emerging markets perspective like no other

It’s not often that PEI interviews someone who speaks frankly about living ‘in danger’. In 2019, Bill Browder, once the most prolific international investor in Russia, did just that.

3 min read · 30 November 2022

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