Growth equity

This year’s PEI 300 ranking welcomes 35 new firms, with some old names struggling to maintain their historic highs.

The number of regional firms continued to slide in the latest ranking, albeit at a slower rate than in prior years.

Mega-funds, market bifurcation and a resurgent investor base are reshaping the continent’s private equity landscape.

While recent AI disruption is yet to infiltrate the PEI 300 ranking, tech-focused managers must be sure to future-proof their operations.

PEI's latest tally of the most active participating placement agents shows a total of $82bn in new capital raised for GP clients last year.

The combination of the two firms, which will create the world's largest healthcare private equity investor, will change how healthcare investing is done by linking East and West opportunities, its co-chief executives tell PEI.

'Chances of us going to market are improving,' says managing partner and head of Southeast Asia Thomas Lanyi.

Founder-led businesses are among the most active segments of the PE market

The Oslo-headquartered firm is eyeing a €1.6bn fundraise for Europe-focused Edda IV, €500m more than what it raised for its predecessor.

The firm’s single-asset fund strategy gives selling shareholders confidence in Acacia’s 'patient capital' strategy, vice president Evan Kearns tells Buyouts.