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The software giant will run off its Growth Fund and will not raise another vehicle for the strategy, with the two co-heads of its growth business having left the firm, PEI has learned.

KKR North America Fund XIV will build on the firm's history of implementing employee ownership programmes in its portfolio companies.

The structured specialist has closed Dawson GP Finance 2 on its hard-cap as interest in GP ecosystem investing increases.

The proposal would provide safe harbour to pension fiduciaries who offer alternatives such as private equity in 401(k) and other retirement plans.

The number of Asia-Pacific portfolio companies held for more than five years rose 18% in 2025, according to Bain & Co’s Asia-Pacific Private Equity Report 2026.

Greater deal selectivity and a preference for lower valuation multiples means most independent sponsors seek returns that are higher than deals from traditional funds, research from Headway Capital Partners has found.

Even assets bought at a less frothy era in the market are proving hard to sell. The question is, why?

Gulf capital that was previously earmarked for the US or Europe could be redirected towards home countries, Andrei Rotaru, head of Middle East private equity, tells PEI.

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.

Europe, despite its complexities, is a much safer place to invest at present and a safe haven, Nikos Stathopoulos, the firm's Europe chairman, tells PEI.