PEI Group Data

Nearly half of the private equity funds that closed in the first quarter met their fundraising targets – the highest proportion in at least five years.

In the first episode of PEI’s new podcast miniseries, we unpack the key findings from our latest LP Perspectives study, revealing how investor priorities are changing.

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

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.

GL China Opportunities Fund V was launched in September 2025, aiming to raise $800m, and will mainly target buyout investments.

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

Some LPs, including several of the largest US public pension systems, have recently moved down market, seeking greater exposure to small-cap managers and the companies in which they invest.

Market conditions continue to hamper fundraising for many new managers, but notable exceptions are pushing through.