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Temasek-linked Vertex scales back ambitions with new growth fund

The $250m sought for Vertex Growth III would make it at least 40% smaller than its predecessor.

2 min read · 14 July 2026

Mansion House Accord one year on: Where the UK is heading

UK pension schemes’ shift towards private markets is supported by policy, regulation and infrastructure, but the pace will depend on fee mechanics and closing the growth capital gap, according to senior execs at Schroders.

3 min read · 13 July 2026

DOWNLOAD: A record Q2 for PE fundraising

Inflows during the period were disproportionately buoyed by the $49bn raised for MGX Fund I in June.

2 min read · 09 July 2026

Number Crunch: Private equity M&A remains a big deal

The power of the global M&A market increasingly hinges on the presence of mega-deals.

3 min read · 09 July 2026

Anne Glover: AI will turn some SaaS providers into dinosaurs

In this podcast, Amadeus Capital Partners' chief executive, who is known as the Godmother of European venture capital, speaks with PEI's Adam Le about what the AI boom means for investors and more.

10 min read · 08 July 2026

Side Letter: Retail in, barbarians out

In today's edition, GPs eyeing retail capital are having to tread a delicate tightrope; A European GP defies headwinds to surpass its initial hard-cap; Temasek-linked Azalea joins the evergreen fray.

5 min read · 07 July 2026

Denmark’s Novo Holdings eyes PE GPs, targets energy and Asia

The manager of Novo Nordisk Foundation’s $36bn of investments is expanding its planetary health portfolio and mulling carving out an allocation for private equity GPs to run, according to partner Aleks Engel.

4 min read · 07 July 2026

Private Take: Bad habits from the era of ‘easy money’

The private equity model isn’t broken, but the illusion of uniform success is, writes Scott Hart, partner and chief executive at StepStone Group.

4 min read · 06 July 2026

Side Letter: Software steals

A $67bn pension is hunting for software bargains; CVC nearly doubles its mid-market target; How much transparency is too much transparency?

5 min read · 06 July 2026

Private capital will be an accelerator for UK’s defence industry – Investment Policy Forum panel

Private capital should not be viewed as a replacement for government funding, but rather as a catalyst that brings commercial discipline and scale, according to the director general of the Royal United Services Institute speaking at a UK Private Capital event.

3 min read · 02 July 2026

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