Private Equity
When it comes to fund due diligence in an uncertain market, investors are upping their focus on commercial fundamentals and talent plans.
4 min read · 01 December 2025
Climate risk, DEI and other sustainability factors are still a focus for many investors – and GPs, it seems – despite the recent backlash against ESG.
4 min read · 01 December 2025
Amid a muted exit environment, fewer investors are looking to back new funds, as the focus stays on more established GPs.
3 min read · 01 December 2025
New investor types and changing LP needs are driving demand for more granular, timely data and benchmarking tools, say FTSE Russell’s Gerald Toledano and Ali Zaidi, and StepStone Group’s Tom Keck.
7 min read · 01 December 2025
Private credit investments have started to arrive on the sports field.
6 min read · 01 December 2025
Earn-out provisions require careful drafting to avoid post-completion disputes and protect value, write Ben Bruton, Christopher Hull and Suzanne Labi of Winston & Strawn London.
4 min read · 27 November 2025
Fund managers ‘don’t need to wait for the perfect, full potential exit,’ senior managing director Cindy Yan tells PEI.
2 min read · 27 November 2025
Research provided to Buyouts by TREO indicates the global volume of AUM of tail-end funds, or TEFs, hit $829bn in 2024, up 24% from 2023.
3 min read · 21 November 2025
With MIT research revealing that just 5% of artificial intelligence initiatives succeed, how can private markets firms ensure their AI efforts will lead to genuine value creation?
10 min read · 17 November 2025
AI is touching every aspect of the alternative assets industry - from internal applications to portco value creation and investment opportunities. But there are risks ahead, with overhype and regulatory uncertainty partly clouding the path forward.
10 min read · 17 November 2025
