Buyout

The $887bn pension's PE exposure had reached 7.79% as of December, up from 6.99% a year prior, per its latest annual report.

A look at distributed to paid-in ratios across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and multi-region strategies.

KKR-owned Colonial First State, which manages one of Australia’s 10-largest superfunds, will make its inaugural private equity allocation this month, PE head Chloé Brayne tells PEI.

The firm's last regional flagship – the 2021-vintage KKR Asian Fund IV – is the largest pan-Asian buyout fund to date.

The global fundraising market saw its most muted first half since the covid-19 pandemic with $383.6bn raised in H1 2025, according to PEI data.

The $1.3bn multifamily office allocates 20-30% towards alternatives for most clients, founder and ex-a16z partner Michael Paulus tells PEI.

A new study suggests high-net-worth individuals don't necessarily consider more liquidity a draw when accessing private markets. Plus: APAC's fundraising slowdown is being associated with a dearth of buyouts. Here's today's brief, for our valued subscribers only.

Pacific Equity Partners recently closed its seventh flagship fund on a company-record A$3.2bn, securing several new LPs in the process – and it led fundraising internally.

'What comes next requires more price discipline, a focus on operational value creation and a back-to-basics mindset for the private equity industry,' Sambur tells affiliate title PE Hub.

With appetite for India rising overseas, PEI profiles some of the market's most prolific global buyers.