Manager strategy

In today's edition, LPs reckon CVs are here to stay; The proportion of GPs using such mechanisms doubles.

Clearlake's $14.8bn raise; what the 2026 FIFA World Cup could signal for sports investing; the evergreen market has doubled in size.

‘It’s actually remarkable how much better that business is,’ global PE head John Redett says of the firm’s US overhaul.

An early-stage SMA is serving as proof of concept for a dedicated strategy in the region, newly appointed APAC co-heads Hari Gopalakrishnan and Nicholas Macksey tell PEI.

Activity slowed in the first quarter as AI disruption, private credit pressures and geopolitical uncertainty weighed on the market, according to Bain & Company’s latest PE report.

Thought leaders, including Raymond James' Sunaina Sinha Haldea, Brookfield's Kristen Haase and Hamilton Lane's Jackie Rantanen, discussed AI's impact on deal sourcing, value creation, exits and returns.

In our annual review, Buyouts profiles those we believe stand out from the pack.

There has been a re-emergence of so-called 'hybrid funds,' with names like 'pledge funds,' 'search funds' or 'program funds.'

When dealmakers branch out on their own, they often invest deal-by-deal before raising a blind-pool fund. But other ideas are in play as the fund-less sponsor market searches for capital.

Emerging managers shouldn’t discount the value of bringing on a CFO early. Here’s how to source one that can set up a firm’s operations for years to come.