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Nordic Capital raises Europe's largest fund this year

Fund XI held a €7.9bn first close in May and comes off the back of the firm's debut mid-market vehicle.

2 min read · 06 October 2022

PODCAST: What does employee ownership mean for investors' returns?

PEI senior reporter Carmela Mendoza and senior editor Adam Le discuss how private equity firms sharing equity with an entire workforce can create upside and value for investors.

1 min read · 05 October 2022

Q&A: Heidrick & Struggles’ Amanda Worthington

As demand for CEOs and CFOs with private equity experience outstrips supply, firms will need to think differently to attract top talent, says Heidrick & Struggles’ Amanda Worthington.

2 min read · 03 October 2022

Amid macro turmoil, GPs must step up to the plate to drive value

As private equity faces a perfect storm of macroeconomic and geopolitical turbulence, it is time for the asset class to prove its value-creation credentials.

8 min read · 03 October 2022

Employee Ownership Programmes: How do they affect returns for LPs?

Employee ownership programmes, which seek to build wealth among company workers, are gaining traction in the private equity industry. Are investors losing out on upside, or benefitting from increased value creation?

10 min read · 30 September 2022

Genstar targets as much as $13bn for latest flagship

The mid-market firm raised around $10.2bn for its predecessor flagship in April last year.

2 min read · 28 September 2022

Carlyle’s Asia chairman: We’re leaning in to China

The Washington DC-headquartered firm expects to be opportunistic in Chinese private equity over the next six to nine months, Xiang-Dong Yang tells PEI.

3 min read · 27 September 2022

Baring PE Asia ponders mid-market fund after closing latest flagship

BPEA Fund VIII raised $11.2bn from 180 investors, 70 of which were new to the firm, Baring chief executive Jean Salata tells PEI.

3 min read · 13 September 2022

More stability with Truss as global headwinds loom

The new British PM’s pledges to commit to investment, growth and lowering taxes received applause from private equity sources we spoke to this week; dealing with the fallout of an economic downturn will be no small task.

3 min read · 08 September 2022

PE prepares to ride out pressures in the US mid-market

Volatility may have slowed the rate of dealmaking, but for GPs accustomed to investing and driving growth across cycles, the mid-market still holds plenty of opportunities.

8 min read · 01 September 2022

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