Semi-liquids

A wealth manager dismisses evergreens as 'weapons of mass destruction'; what LPs are seeking from emerging managers in 2026; UK LPs face ongoing confusion over climate change.

Exits and liquidity pressures, growing mid-market opportunities and the rise of evergreen capital are reshaping how LPs are approaching private equity investing.

Proposal would offer safe harbor to pension fiduciaries who ‘objectively, thoroughly and analytically’ weigh one or more of six factors against clients’ needs, risk appetites.

Evergreen drama could be a result of 'mis-selling' and 'mis-structuring'; one of Australia's biggest LPs gets a new PE head; Mercer prioritises investor liquidity with latest acquisition.

Early analysis of evergreen funds shows they outperform closed-end peers over both one- and three-year periods, according to the firm’s 2026 Market Overview.

The firm has not levered its private credit evergreen funds in the same way some of its peers have, according to chief executive David Layton.

Lynne Kostakis, executive director for alternative investments, wealth management at the $1.8trn AUM banking institution, discusses the suitability of private markets for individuals in this four-minute video.

Along with the $50bn targeted for private equity over 2026-28, Carlyle aims to bring in more than $90bn for global credit strategies and more than $60bn for Carlyle AlpInvest, its secondaries platform.

In today's edition, Blue Owl's recent asset sale has thrust semi-liquids into the spotlight; Partners Group tries to assuage investors' AI concerns; Gridiron Capital is back in the market.