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Q&A: AP4’s Jenny Askfelt Ruud on PE and climate change

Private markets are well placed to support both the development of new technologies and the transition of traditional companies required to mitigate climate change, says the Swedish pension's head of alternative investments.

3 min read · 01 February 2022

BC Partners eyes 2023 return as it wraps up latest flagship below target

The London-headquartered firm had sought €8.5bn for its 11th and largest buyout fund.

2 min read · 26 January 2022

Blurred lines: A semi-private market could help bring PE to the masses

Proposals for a new UK exchange that would allow privately held businesses to list and trade their shares on a periodic basis could have exciting implications for retail investors and DC pension schemes alike.

3 min read · 20 January 2022

How EQT’s €20bn Fund X target stacks up

The Swedish giant’s latest vehicle will add to the roughly $150bn being sought by firms including Carlyle, Thoma Bravo and Advent.

4 min read · 19 January 2022

Meet the deals likely to shape 2022

Popular deals such as carve-outs and continuation vehicles helped shape the PE landscape in 2021, and will continue to do so in 2022.

3 min read · 17 January 2022

Why the UK’s answer to CFIUS could be more bark than bite

The UK’s National Security and Investment Act is unlikely to translate into diminished overseas appetites for domestic assets.

3 min read · 13 January 2022

Deals

KPS’s Psaros: ‘Some companies are going to blow up’

A number of turnaround investors have adapted their models to healthier businesses over the past decade amid a shortage of distressed opportunities.

3 min read · 05 January 2022

What’s in store for secondaries in 2022?

As the secondaries market goes from strength to strength, we asked key industry figures what they think is likely to define it in the coming year.

3 min read · 05 January 2022

Featured

Happy holidays from PEI!

From the entire Private Equity International team, have a fantastic break and see you back on 4 January.

1 min read · 24 December 2021

No crystal ball but... here's what key industry figures predict will happen in 2022

Read up on what executives from Vista, Blackstone, Skandia, Advent and more want and expect from the year ahead.

3 min read · 16 December 2021

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