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The asset manager, which has a $21bn private equity portfolio, was 'too little bullish' on the US over the last decade, global PE head Rainer Ender tells PEI.

The firm expects its PE portfolio to be mainly Europe-dominated, with no plans to accelerate US investments in the near future, according to co-head of private capital Bert Janssens.

China buyouts cannot rely on the same cost-cutting measures or buy-and-build strategies as those in the US, according to CDH managing partner Max Hui.

Tariff uncertainty may cause some GPs to exit 'at a much lower price', managing partner and CEO Eric Deram tells PEI.

LPs worry that older assets are no longer getting time and attention for value creation as GPs move on to new assets, according to panellists at PEI’s Operating Partners Europe Forum.

One year on from PEI’s report, tax investigations and ambiguity on the application of the law in Germany’s largest state remain unresolved.

The buyout firm is 'watching very carefully' to understand the full impact of rapidly expanding tariff and trade controls, Brian Ruder and Dipan Patel tell PEI.

The transactional nature of semi-liquid fund structures can place a lower importance on relationship building between investors and their managers, says Nicole Musicco.

Early draft of legislation protects 'loophole', targets cuts to Biden-era stimulus, affiliate Private Funds CFO has learned.

The firm remains ‘very, very focused’ on the performance of Fund VIII, which closed below target in 2023.